Electrolyte panel cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 10 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2): from $8.42 to $32.30, with a median of $25.38. The lowest listed price is at Geneva General Hospital — $16.96 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $36.66 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 27, 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva General Hospital lowest Geneva, NY · (315) 787-4175 ELECTROLYTE PANEL | $8.42 | $21.03 | $6.45–$17.88 | 60% | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB Electrolyte Panel | $20.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Orleans Community Health Medina, NY · (585) 798-8111 ELECTROLYTES MMH | $24.00 | $60.00 | $24.00–$60.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Orleans Community Health Medina, NY · (585) 798-8111 ELECTROLYTES MMH | $24.00 | $60.00 | $24.00–$60.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC ELECTROLYTES _ SERUM | $25.38 | $39.05 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC ELECTROLYTES _ SERUM | $25.38 | $39.05 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC ELECTROLYTES _ SERUM | $25.38 | $39.05 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB Electrolyte Panel | $27.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC ELECTROLYTES _ SERUM | $31.24 | $39.05 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Electrolyte Panel | $32.30 | — | $6.09–$13.73 | — | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 HB Electrolyte Panel | $32.30 | — | $6.09–$13.73 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.42, median $25.38, highest $32.30 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $25.38. 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 2 of 4 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.