Lab tests CPT 80051 Outpatient

Electrolyte panel cost in Meriden, CT

In Meriden, CT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for electrolyte panel (sodium, potassium, chloride, CO2): from $115.00 to $115.00, with a median of $115.00. Across Connecticut, the median is $99.45 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 80051, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$115.00Midstate Medical Center
Median$115.00half pay less
Highest$115.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Meriden, CT.

median
Lowest $115.00Highest $115.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Midstate Medical Center lowest Meriden, CT · (203) 694-8200 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL $115.00 $115.00 $6.66–$9.64 — —
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Midstate Medical Center lowest Meriden, CT · (203) 694-8200 HC ELECTROLYTE PANEL $115.00 $115.00 $7.01 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $115.00, median $115.00, highest $115.00.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.