Electrolyte panel cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2): from $24.01 to $268.20, with a median of $55.80. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $31.79 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $66.00 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 cities for code 80051, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 ELECTROLYTES | $24.01 | $34.30 | $4.91–$24.70 | 30% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 BLOOD TEST PANEL FOR ELECTROLYTES (SODIUM POTASSIUM; CHLORIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE) | $32.50 | $65.00 | $6.63–$171.55 | 50% | — source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $41.70 | $139.00 | $6.33–$139.00 | 70% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $44.40 | $60.00 | $3.40–$21.31 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $44.46 | $57.00 | $3.40–$19.95 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $44.46 | $57.00 | $3.40–$77.00 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 ELECTROLYTES | $54.60 | $91.00 | $6.92–$80.08 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $54.60 | $91.00 | $6.92–$80.08 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 .DO NOT ORDER LX ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $55.80 | $93.00 | $31.34–$72.54 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 ELECTROLYTES | $55.80 | $93.00 | $25.02–$113.97 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 ANION GAP WITH ELECTROLYTES | $55.80 | $93.00 | $31.34–$72.54 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 .ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $55.80 | $93.00 | $31.34–$72.54 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $55.80 | $93.00 | $31.34–$72.54 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 ELECTROLYTES | $88.20 | $147.00 | $6.05–$124.95 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $88.20 | $147.00 | $6.05–$124.95 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $119.40 | $199.00 | $6.50–$169.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 ELECTROLYTES | $119.40 | $199.00 | $6.50–$169.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 ELECTROLYTES | $138.60 | $231.00 | $6.92–$184.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $138.60 | $231.00 | $6.92–$184.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 ELECTROLYTES | $155.40 | $259.00 | $6.92–$220.15 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $155.40 | $259.00 | $6.92–$220.15 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 ELECTROLYTE URINE | $155.40 | $259.00 | $6.92–$220.15 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $159.00 | $265.00 | $5.84–$238.50 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 ELECTROLYTES | $159.00 | $265.00 | $5.84–$238.50 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $165.00 | $275.00 | $6.51–$233.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $235.80 | $393.00 | $6.56–$361.56 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 ELECTROLYTE URINE | $268.20 | $447.00 | $6.25–$402.30 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $268.20 | $447.00 | $6.25–$402.30 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $24.01, median $55.80, highest $268.20 — a 11.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $103.80. 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 15 of 17 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80051 ($79.65). 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.
| Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PAELECTROLYTES - ASH | $7.01 | file |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PAELECTROLYTES | $7.01 | file |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PAELECTROLYTES - SENT TO CANONSBURG | $7.01 | file |