Lab tests CPT 80053 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Comprehensive metabolic panel cost in Redding, CA — inpatient

In Redding, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $348.31 to $348.31, with a median of $348.31. Across California, the median is $255.36 at 150 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 80053, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$348.31Dignity Health
Median$348.31half pay less
Highest$348.31in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Dignity Health Redding, CA COMP METABOLIC PANEL $348.31 $687.00 $618.30–$673.26 49% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $348.31, median $348.31, highest $348.31.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $38.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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 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.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80053 ($122.38). 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.

Dignity Health Redding, CARL-SR-COMP METABOLIC PNL $5.36 file
Dignity Health Redding, CARL-A-CMP 20408 $5.67 file