Electrolyte panel cost in Killeen, TX — inpatient
In Killeen-Temple, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2) as an inpatient: from $9.50 to $218.99, with a median of $124.07. The lowest listed price is at Seton Medical Center Harker Heights — $114.57 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $193.35 at 281 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 80051, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Killeen-Temple, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Medical Center Harker Heights lowest Harker Heights, TX · (254) 690-0900 Blood test panel for electrolytes (sodium potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide) | $9.50 | $95.00 | $5.89–$190.00 | 90% | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple, TX HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL, POC | $124.07 | $206.78 | $113.73–$186.10 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TX HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $124.07 | $206.78 | $113.73–$144.75 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TX HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL, POC | $124.07 | $206.78 | $113.73–$144.75 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple, TX · (254) 724-2111 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL, POC | $124.07 | $206.78 | $113.73–$144.75 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple, TX · (254) 724-2111 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $124.07 | $206.78 | $113.73–$144.75 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple, TX HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $124.07 | $206.78 | $113.73–$186.10 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE | $218.99 | $218.99 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX · (512) 556-3682 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE | $218.99 | $218.99 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $9.50, median $124.07, highest $218.99 — a 23.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $124.07 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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.