Comprehensive metabolic panel cost in Carlsbad, NM
In Carlsbad-Artesia, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test): from $245.40 to $245.40, with a median of $245.40. Across New Mexico, the median is $223.02 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 80053, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 20, 2026 and Feb 20, 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 Carlsbad-Artesia, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 COMP METABOLIC PANEL (Vitros) | $245.40 | $409.00 | $8.98–$388.55 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia, NM · (575) 748-3333 LAB test for HIT (Vitros) | $245.40 | $409.00 | $8.98–$388.55 | 40% | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $245.40, median $245.40, highest $245.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $245.40. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80053 ($122.38). 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.
| Carlsbad Medical Center Carlsbad, NMCOMP METAB PANEL | $5.60 | file |