Electrolyte panel cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 20 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2): from $16.90 to $215.00, with a median of $34.45. The lowest listed price is at Berger Hospital — $17.55 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $47.70 at 129 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 14 cities for code 80051, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 22, 2025 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berger Hospital lowest Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Fsed Electrolyte Panel+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.90 | $26.00 | — | 35% |
| Fairfield Medical Center Lancaster, OH · (740) 687-8000 Electrolyte Panel File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $28.35 | $63.00 | $5.82–$63.00 | 55% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Electrolyte Panel+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.90 | $46.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Electrolyte Panel+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.90 | $46.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Electrolyte Panel+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.90 | $46.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Fsed Electrolyte Panel+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.90 | $46.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Electrolyte Panel+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.90 | $46.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Electrolyte Panel+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $29.90 | $46.00 | — | 35% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Fsed Electrolyte Panel+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.20 | $48.00 | — | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Electrolyte Panel File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $6.16–$69.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Electrolyte Panel File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $6.16–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Electrolyte Panel File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $6.16–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Electrolyte Panel File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $6.16–$632.00 | 35% |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Electrolyte Panel File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $6.16–$632.00 | 35% |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Electrolyte Panel File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $6.16–$632.00 | 35% |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Blood test panel for electrolytes (sodium potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide) File of Oct 22, 2025 · source file | $49.53 | $76.20 | $2.14–$73.91 | 35% |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 ELECTROLYTE PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $57.60 | $64.00 | $30.08–$62.72 | 10% |
| Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH · (740) 380-8000 HC Electrolyte Panel source file | $58.00 | $58.00 | — | — |
| Galion Community Hospital Galion, OH · (419) 468-4841 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL source file | $80.75 | $95.00 | $32.30–$87.40 | 15% |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC Electrolyte Panel - Bundled Charge source file | $215.00 | $215.00 | $6.87–$215.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $16.90, median $34.45, highest $215.00 — a 12.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $32.83. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 11 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.