Lab tests CPT 80053 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — inpatient

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $36.10 to $135.60, with a median of $75.60. The lowest listed price is at The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 80053, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$36.10The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH
Median$75.60half pay less
Highest$135.60in this market
Difference3.8×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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

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Lowest $36.10Highest $135.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH lowest Cincinnati, OH HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $36.10 $48.13 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Bethesda Hospital Inc. Cincinnati, OH HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $36.10 $48.13 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH Hb Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $70.89 $139.00 49%
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Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $75.60 $126.00 40%
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Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $75.60 $126.00 40%
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Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC Fairfield, OH HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $75.60 $126.00 40%
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Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC Batavia, OH HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $75.60 $126.00 40%
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Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $75.60 $126.00 40%
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Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $75.60 $126.00 40%
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Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $111.20 $278.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $111.20 $278.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $111.20 $278.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Comprehensive Metabolic $135.60 $226.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Comprehensive Metabolic $135.60 $226.00 40% Jul 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $36.10, median $75.60, highest $135.60 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $32.47 — 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80053 ($107.50). 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.

The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope Mason, OHHC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC $7.00 file