Electrolyte panel cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 24 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2): from $14.90 to $390.65, with a median of $50.80. The lowest listed price is at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes and 4 other hospitals — $35.90 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $66.30 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 20 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 Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Electrolyte Panel source file | $14.90 | $149.00 | $6.70–$79.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Electrolyte Panel source file | $14.90 | $149.00 | $6.70–$79.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Electrolyte Panel source file | $14.90 | $149.00 | $6.70–$79.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Electrolyte Panel source file | $14.90 | $149.00 | $6.70–$79.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Electrolyte Panel source file | $14.90 | $149.00 | $6.70–$79.00 | 90% |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ ELECTROLYTES File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $17.89 | $17.89 | $3.01–$32.26 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ ELECTROLYTES File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $17.89 | $17.89 | $3.42–$32.26 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 ELECTROLYTES File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $17.89 | $17.89 | $3.62–$32.26 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 ELECTROLYTES File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $17.89 | $17.89 | $3.62–$32.26 | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Electrolytes - Serum File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $45.20 | $75.33 | $7.01–$27.85 | 40% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Electrolyte Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.80 | $127.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Electrolyte Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.80 | $127.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Electrolyte Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $50.80 | $127.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Electrolyte Panel source file | $50.80 | $127.00 | — | 60% |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 ELECTROLYTE PANEL source file | $62.00 | $62.00 | $6.24–$13.22 | — |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Electrolyte Panel File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $85.15 | $131.00 | $7.01–$473.55 | 35% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Electrolyte Panel+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $120.90 | $186.00 | $6.99–$186.00 | 35% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB ELECTROLYTE PANEL File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $161.10 | $179.00 | $7.01–$805.00 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB ELECTROLYTE PANEL File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $161.10 | $179.00 | $7.00–$148.25 | 10% |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 ELECTROLYTE PANEL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $168.43 | $168.43 | — | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Electrolyte Panel File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $193.70 | $298.00 | $7.01–$283.10 | 35% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Electrolytes Panel+1 more line at this price source file | $264.00 | $264.00 | — | — |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Electrolytes, Chem8+1 more line at this price source file | $352.67 | $352.67 | $9.45–$317.40 | — |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Electrolyte Panel File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $390.65 | $601.00 | $6.87–$576.96 | 35% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Electrolyte Panel File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $32,949.17 | — | $1,047.60–$8,069.25 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $14.90, median $50.80, highest $390.65 — a 26.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $50.80. 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 14 of 18 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.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PAHc Electrolyte Panel | $7.00 | file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PAHc Electrolyte Panel | $7.00 | file |