Electrolyte panel cost in Memphis, TN
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 13 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2): from $17.60 to $107.52, with a median of $19.55. The lowest listed price is at Methodist South Hospital and 5 other hospitals — $1.95 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $46.93 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 80051, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist South Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Electrolyte Panel - Bundled Charge source file | $17.60 | $80.00 | $2.94–$43.60 | 78% |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Electrolyte Panel - Bundled Charge source file | $17.60 | $80.00 | — | 78% |
| Methodist North Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Electrolyte Panel - Bundled Charge source file | $17.60 | $80.00 | $2.94–$43.60 | 78% |
| Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Electrolyte Panel - Bundled Charge source file | $17.60 | $80.00 | $2.94–$43.60 | 78% |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital lowest Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Electrolyte Panel - Bundled Charge source file | $17.60 | $80.00 | $2.94–$43.60 | 78% |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital lowest Germantown, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Electrolyte Panel - Bundled Charge source file | $17.60 | $80.00 | $2.94–$43.60 | 78% |
| Regional One Health Memphis, TN · (901) 545-7928 1203400000 - ELECTROLYTE PANEL source file | $19.55 | $35.68 | $6.18–$28.54 | 45% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 ELECTROLYTES File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $75.15 | $501.00 | $6.66–$400.80 | 85% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 ELECTROLYTES File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $100.20 | $501.00 | $6.66–$450.90 | 80% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN ELECTROLYTES File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $105.21 | $501.00 | $6.66–$450.90 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN · (901) 226-5000 ELECTROLYTES File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $105.21 | $501.00 | $6.66–$450.90 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 ELECTROLYTES File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $105.21 | $501.00 | $6.66–$450.90 | 79% |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 ELECTROLYTES File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file | $107.52 | $448.00 | $6.10–$403.20 | 76% |
Outpatient: lowest $17.60, median $19.55, highest $107.52 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $46.38. 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 12 of 12 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.