Electrolyte panel cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2) as an inpatient: from $10.99 to $45.60, with a median of $15.24. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center — $4.25 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $66.30 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 80051, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Mar 27, 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 80051 Electrolytes Whole Blood. (HSM) Tech+1 more line at this price File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $10.99 | $46.00 | $5.96–$36.80 | 76% |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 80051 ELECTROLYTE PANEL Tech File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $14.48 | $46.00 | $5.96–$36.80 | 69% |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 Electrolyte Panel.+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $15.24 | $46.00 | $5.96–$36.80 | 67% |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $45.60 | $76.00 | $49.40–$64.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $45.60 | $76.00 | $31.01–$64.60 | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $10.99, median $15.24, highest $45.60 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $15.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.