Lab tests CPT 80051 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Electrolyte panel cost in Tulsa, OK — inpatient

In Tulsa, OK, 13 hospitals list a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2) as an inpatient: from $9.60 to $216.15, with a median of $60.60. The lowest listed price is at Hillcrest Hospital Claremore — $51.00 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $54.50 at 57 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 80051, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$9.60Hillcrest Hospital Claremore
Median$60.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$216.15in this market
Difference22.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Tulsa, OK.

median
Lowest $9.60Highest $216.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Hillcrest Hospital Claremore lowest Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 Blood test panel for electrolytes (sodium potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $9.60 $32.00 $6.24–$24.96 70%
Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 PANEL ELELTROLYTE- 48116 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $27.75 $75.00 $7.30–$75.00 63%
St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 PANEL ELELTROLYTE- 48116 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $27.75 $75.00 $7.30–$75.00 63%
St. John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 PANEL ELELTROLYTE- 48116 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $27.75 $75.00 $7.30–$75.00 63%
Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 PANEL ELELTROLYTE- 48116 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $27.75 $75.00 $7.30–$75.00 63%
St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 PANEL ELELTROLYTE- 48116 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $27.75 $75.00 $7.30–$75.00 63%
Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta, OK · (918) 650-1511 Blood test panel for electrolytes (sodium potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide) File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file $60.60 $202.00 $6.24–$202.00 70%
Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 Blood test panel for electrolytes (sodium potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $82.80 $276.00 $2.94–$220.80 70%
Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Electrolyte Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $111.34 $278.35 — 60%
Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Electrolyte Panel File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $111.34 $278.35 — 60%
Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 Blood test panel for electrolytes (sodium potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $148.80 $496.00 $4.21–$496.00 70%
Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK · (918) 376-8000 Blood test panel for electrolytes (sodium potassium, chloride, carbon dioxide) File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $157.80 $526.00 $2.94–$526.00 70%
PAM Specialty Hospital of Tulsa Tulsa, OK Electrolyte Panel File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file $216.15 $216.15 $151.31–$194.54 —
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $9.60, median $60.60, highest $216.15 — a 22.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $45.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 10 of 11 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.