Electrolyte panel cost in Michigan City, IN
In Michigan City-La Porte, IN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2): from $26.00 to $78.61, with a median of $26.00. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan Health Michigan City and 1 other hospital. Across Indiana, the median is $64.32 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 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 Michigan City-La Porte, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan Health Michigan City lowest Michigan City, IN · (219) 879-8511 Electrolyte Panel | $26.00 | $125.00 | $6.27–$105.76 | 79% | — source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City LaPorte lowest La Porte, IN Electrolyte Panel | $26.00 | $125.00 | $6.27–$105.76 | 79% | — source file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte, IN · (219) 326-1234 Electrolytes Panel | $78.61 | $238.22 | $6.18–$214.40 | 67% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.00, median $26.00, highest $78.61 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $26.00. 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 3 of 3 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.