Comprehensive metabolic panel cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 23 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test): from $13.16 to $420.00, with a median of $83.81. The lowest listed price is at Fairview Bethesda Hospital — $70.65 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $107.91 at 81 hospitals.
- The median here, $83.81, is 30% below the US median of $120.00.
- That is 7.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.56).
- Minneapolis, MN has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Minnesota with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 1 of 23 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 19 cities for code 80053, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Sep 25, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $13.16 | $32.80 | $8.10–$29.52 | 60% |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL QUEST File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $14.98 | $31.20 | $6.28–$43.60 | 52% |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL QUEST File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $14.98 | $31.20 | $6.28–$43.60 | 52% |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 241-8000 HCHG COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL QUEST File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $14.98 | $31.20 | $6.28–$45.89 | 52% |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL QUEST File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $17.47 | $31.20 | $6.28–$62.26 | 44% |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL QUEST File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $17.47 | $31.20 | $6.28–$62.26 | 44% |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL QUEST File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $17.47 | $31.20 | $6.28–$102.36 | 44% |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN · (952) 993-5000 Organ/Disease oriented panels File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $20.80 | $80.00 | $9.57–$60.00 | 74% |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MN · (320) 532-3154 NIS CHEM 14 PANEL File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $26.60 | $38.00 | $7.60–$38.00 | 30% |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Comprehensive metabolic panel+1 more line at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $31.09 | $59.00 | $7.66–$47.81 | 47% |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Comprehensive metabolic panel+1 more line at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $31.09 | $59.00 | $7.66–$47.81 | 47% |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $83.81 | $209.00 | $10.39–$188.10 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $83.81 | $209.00 | $10.39–$188.10 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $83.81 | $209.00 | $10.39–$188.10 | 60% |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $84.60 | $210.97 | $10.39–$189.87 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services+1 more line at this price File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $85.96 | $214.36 | $10.39–$192.93 | 60% |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $87.29 | $217.67 | $10.39–$195.90 | 60% |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Organ/Disease oriented panels File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $93.24 | $252.00 | $0.32–$226.80 | 63% |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $93.84 | $220.80 | $10.39–$198.72 | 58% |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Organ/Disease oriented panels File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $116.83 | $259.00 | $21.12–$259.00 | 55% |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Organ/Disease oriented panels File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $132.34 | $509.00 | $10.32–$407.20 | 74% |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Organ/Disease oriented panels File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $180.94 | $344.00 | $31.46–$344.00 | 47% |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG COMP METABOLIC RTR+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $203.17 | $362.80 | $9.83–$362.80 | 44% |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANE+1 more line at this price File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $203.17 | $362.80 | $9.83–$362.80 | 44% |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG COMP METABOLIC RTR+1 more line at this price File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $203.17 | $362.80 | $9.83–$362.80 | 44% |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 241-8000 HCHG COMP METABOLIC RTR+1 more line at this price File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $222.34 | $463.20 | $9.83–$463.20 | 52% |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANE+1 more line at this price File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $222.34 | $463.20 | $9.83–$389.09 | 52% |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANE+1 more line at this price File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $222.34 | $463.20 | $9.83–$389.09 | 52% |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of May 7, 2026 · source file | $420.00 | $420.00 | $9.68–$420.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $13.16, median $83.81, highest $420.00 — a 31.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $83.81. 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 22 of 23 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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 comprehensive metabolic panel is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Comprehensive metabolic panel explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80053 ($100.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MNOrgan/Disease oriented panels | $3.12 | file |