Electrolyte panel cost in Akron, OH — inpatient
In Akron, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2) as an inpatient: from $31.20 to $153.45, with a median of $120.00. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center — $88.80 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $47.70 at 129 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 80051, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 15, 2026 and Jul 14, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $31.20 | $48.00 | $13.57–$48.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE | $120.00 | $160.00 | $63.20–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 ELECTROYTE PANEL | $153.45 | $279.00 | $7.01–$94.86 | 45% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $31.20, median $120.00, highest $153.45 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $152.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An electrolyte panel measures sodium, potassium, chloride and bicarbonate (CO2) in one blood sample. It checks fluid and acid balance in people with vomiting, diarrhea, kidney problems or on diuretics.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80051 ($80.10). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Summa Health System Akron, OHHc Electrolyte Panel | $1.16 | file |