Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test): from $79.20 to $722.93, with a median of $572.50. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens Texas.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens Texas lowest Galveston, TX BLOOD TEST; COMPREHENSIVE GROUP OF BLOOD CHEMICALS | $79.20 | $79.20 | — | — source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $572.50 | $1,145.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $572.50 | $1,145.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $572.50 | $1,145.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $572.50 | $1,145.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $572.50 | $1,145.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $572.50 | $1,145.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $572.50 | $1,145.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $572.50 | $1,145.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $572.50 | $1,145.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $722.93 | $1,079.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $722.93 | $1,079.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX TC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $722.93 | $1,079.00 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $79.20, median $572.50, highest $722.93 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $572.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Hsa St. Joseph LLC Houston, TXCOMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL | $10.35 | file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TXCOMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL (CMP) BUNDLED CHARGE | $10.56 | file |
| Harris Health Houston, TXCOMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL (CMP) BUNDLED CHARGE | $10.56 | file |