Lab tests CPT 80053 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — inpatient

In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $227.88 to $712.50, with a median of $244.73. The lowest listed price is at DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 cities for code 80053, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 5, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$227.88DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL
Median$244.73half pay less
Highest$712.50in this market
Difference3.1×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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.

median
Lowest $227.88Highest $712.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL lowest Mooresville, NC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $227.88 $844.00 73%
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DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $227.88 $844.00 73%
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC CHG COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL $229.00 $229.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC CHG COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL $229.00 $229.00 May 11, 2026
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Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC CHG COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL $229.00 $229.00 May 11, 2026
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Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC METABOLIC PANEL COMPREHENSIVE BUNDLED CHARGE $244.73 $489.45 50% Dec 5, 2025
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Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC METABOLIC PANEL COMPREHENSIVE BUNDLED CHARGE $244.73 $489.45 50% Dec 5, 2025
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MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC HB COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL $358.50 $717.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL $541.00 $1,082.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill, SC COMP METABOLIC PANEL $712.50 $950.00 25% Apr 15, 2026
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Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill, SC COMP METABOLIC PANEL $712.50 $950.00 25% Sep 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $227.88, median $244.73, highest $712.50 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $236.87 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.