General health panel cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for general health panel: metabolic panel, blood count and TSH in one order: from $89.05 to $109.00, with a median of $99.03. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital — $9.98 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $134.00 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 80050, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC General Health Panel | $89.05 | $137.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB GENERAL HEALTH PANEL RHC | $109.00 | $218.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $89.05, median $99.03, highest $109.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $99.03. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
The general health panel bundles three common blood tests into one order: a comprehensive metabolic panel, a complete blood count and a TSH thyroid test. It is often used for routine checkups. Medicare does not cover this code, but many hospitals list it in their price files.
What the price covers
The price usually covers all three tests in the panel. The blood draw is often billed separately.