Electrolyte panel cost in Detroit, MI — inpatient
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 22 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2) as an inpatient: from $12.32 to $257.25, with a median of $32.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health St John Hospital — $19.68 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $34.45 at 91 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 16 cities for code 80051, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 ELECTROLYTE PANEL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $12.32 | $22.00 | $4.34–$9.80 | 44% |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 ELECTROLYTE PANEL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13.58 | $24.25 | $6.26–$9.80 | 44% |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Electrolyte Panel File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $14.50 | $29.00 | $3.83–$50.00 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 ELECTROLYTES+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $14.56 | $26.00 | $4.07–$8.32 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 ELECTROLYTES File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $14.56 | $26.00 | $3.77–$8.32 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 ELECTROLYTE PANEL File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $14.56 | $26.00 | $6.26–$9.80 | 44% |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield, MI ELECTROLYTE PANEL+1 more line at this price File of May 8, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $25.00 | $6.18–$6.87 | — |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Electrolyte Panel File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $25.10 | $50.20 | $3.83–$50.00 | 50% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 URINE ELECTROLYTES File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $31.40 | $62.80 | $3.83–$47.10 | 50% |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Electrolyte Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Electrolyte Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Electrolyte Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Electrolyte Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Electrolyte Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Electrolyte Panel File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $58.50 | $90.00 | $3.26–$90.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Electrolyte Panel File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $58.50 | $90.00 | $3.83–$90.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Electrolyte Panel File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $58.50 | $90.00 | $3.69–$90.00 | 35% |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Electrolyte Panel File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $60.75 | $121.50 | $3.83–$93.83 | 50% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 ELECTROLYTES BY RESPIRATO File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $63.90 | $127.80 | $3.83–$95.85 | 50% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 Electrolyte Panel File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $71.60 | $143.20 | $3.83–$107.40 | 50% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Electrolyte Panel File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $84.25 | $168.50 | $3.83–$88.29 | 50% |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield, MI ELECTROLYTES EPOC File of May 8, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $120.00 | $6.18–$6.87 | — |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 ELECTROLYTE PANEL File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $234.00 | $312.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 ELECTROLYTE PANEL File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $235.50 | $314.00 | — | 25% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 ELECTROLYTE PANEL+1 more line at this price File of Aug 20, 2026 · source file | $257.25 | $343.00 | $1.00–$9.57 | 25% |
Inpatient: lowest $12.32, median $32.00, highest $257.25 — a 20.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $32.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 15 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.