SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 80053, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT VINCENT HEALTH CENTER
ERIE, PA HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PNL |
$77.90 | $95.00 | 18% | Apr 14, 2026 file |
|
| UPMC Hamot
ERIE, PA COMPREHENSIVE MET PN PLASMA |
$451.80 | $753.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| UPMC Hamot
ERIE, PA COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL |
$451.80 | $753.00 | 40% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $77.90, median $451.80, highest $451.80 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $451.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
| SAINT VINCENT HEALTH CENTER
ERIE, PA CHG COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL |
$5.76 | file |