Electrolyte panel cost in Orlando, FL — inpatient
In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2) as an inpatient: from $18.00 to $383.00, with a median of $152.93. The lowest listed price is at AdventHealth Orlando — $134.93 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $218.40 at 160 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 Aug 6, 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth Orlando lowest Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | — | — |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Tavares Tavares, FL Electrolyte Panel File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $70.10 | $70.10 | $49.07–$59.59 | — |
| AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL - BUNDLED CHARGE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $235.76 | $235.76 | — | — |
| Nemours Childrens Hospital, Florida Orlando, FL · (407) 567-4000 Electrolytes Panel+1 more line at this price source file | $383.00 | $383.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $18.00, median $152.93, highest $383.00 — a 21.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $238.93 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80051 ($75.15). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FLHb Electrolyte Panel | $6.00 | file |
| South Lake Hospital Clermont, FLHb Electrolyte Panel | $6.00 | file |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FLHb Electrolyte Panel | $6.00 | file |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FLHb Electrolyte Panel | $6.00 | file |