Comprehensive metabolic panel cost in Albuquerque, NM — inpatient
In Albuquerque, NM, 4 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $195.00 to $208.50, with a median of $198.90. The lowest listed price is at Lovelace Medical Center — $3.90 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $198.90 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities for code 80053, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albuquerque, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovelace Medical Center lowest Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-8000 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | $195.00 | $650.00 | $10.52–$585.00 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Westside Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-2001 Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | $198.90 | $663.00 | $10.52–$596.70 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace Womens Hospital Albuquerque, NM Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | $198.90 | $663.00 | $10.52–$616.59 | 70% | — source file |
| Lovelace UNM Rehabilition Hospital Albuquerque, NM Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | $208.50 | $695.00 | $7.04–$646.35 | 70% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $195.00, median $198.90, highest $208.50 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $198.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 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
A comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP) is a blood test of 14 measurements: the eight in a basic panel plus albumin, total protein, alkaline phosphatase, ALT, AST and bilirubin. It checks blood sugar, electrolytes, kidney function and liver function in one test.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running all 14 tests. The blood draw is often billed separately.