Electrolyte panel cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 21 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2): from $15.46 to $1,051.75, with a median of $103.50. The lowest listed price is at Riverside University Medical Center — $88.04 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $87.25 at 197 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 17 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 28, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside University Medical Center lowest Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC POCT Electrolyte Panel | $15.46 | $15.46 | $4.99–$15.46 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center lowest Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC POCT Electrolyte Panel | $15.46 | $15.46 | $4.99–$15.46 | — | — source file |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning, CA · (951) 769-2101 BLOOD TEST PANEL FOR ELECTROLYTES (SODIUM POTASSIUM; CHLORIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE) | $17.24 | $86.21 | $6.66–$86.21 | 80% | — source file |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA · (909) 883-8711 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $28.64 | $86.00 | $6.03–$86.00 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead, CA · (909) 336-3651 ELECTROLYTES | $31.20 | $78.00 | $35.10–$66.30 | 60% | — source file |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · (909) 887-6333 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $31.28 | $80.00 | $7.01–$80.00 | 61% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville, CA · (760) 245-8691 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $40.00 | $40.00 | $4.29–$49.00 | — | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake, CA · (909) 866-6501 ELECTROLYTES | $54.08 | $77.25 | $6.66–$65.66 | 30% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $84.24 | $162.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $84.24 | $162.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $84.24 | $162.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands, CA HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $103.50 | $230.00 | $7.01–$184.00 | 55% | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $103.50 | $230.00 | $5.68–$195.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $103.50 | $230.00 | $5.68–$207.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $103.50 | $230.00 | $7.01–$172.50 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $150.72 | $314.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Electrolyte Panel | $175.50 | $234.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Blood test panel for electrolytes (sodium potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide) | $185.00 | $663.00 | $5.61–$1,218.26 | 72% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 Blood test panel for electrolytes (sodium potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide) | $456.97 | $761.62 | $8.03–$609.30 | 40% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet, CA · (951) 652-2811 LAB ELECTROLYTES | $509.00 | $509.00 | $6.23–$509.00 | — | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee, CA · (951) 679-8888 LAB ELECTROLYTES | $509.00 | $509.00 | $6.23–$509.00 | — | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Electrolyte Panel | $528.18 | $528.18 | $4.99–$528.18 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Electrolyte Panel | $528.18 | $528.18 | $4.99–$528.18 | — | — source file |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA · (951) 788-3000 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $1,051.75 | $1,051.75 | $157.76–$946.58 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.46, median $103.50, highest $1,051.75 — a 68.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $103.50. 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 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80051 ($80.10). 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.
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Electrolyte Panel | $3.47 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Electrolyte Panel | $3.47 | file |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CAHC Electrolyte Panel Gem5000 | $3.47 | file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair, CAHc Electrolyte Panel | $7.00 | file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino, CAHc Electrolyte Panel | $7.00 | file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CAELECTROLYTES | $7.00 | file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville, CAELECTROLYTE PANEL | $7.00 | file |