Electrolyte panel cost in Kalispell, MT
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2): from $12.35 to $32.18, with a median of $22.27. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health Medical Center — $9.92 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $60.70 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 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 Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 ELECTROLYTE PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.35 | $19.00 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 ELECTROLYTE PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.18 | $49.50 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 CHEM-ELECTROLYTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $48.59 | $74.75 | — | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $12.35, median $22.27, highest $32.18 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $22.27. 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
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.