Comprehensive metabolic panel cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 16 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test): from $23.40 to $336.96, with a median of $137.98. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital St Louis and 3 other hospitals — $114.58 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $119.71 at 63 hospitals.
- The median here, $137.98, is 15% above the US median of $120.00.
- That is 13.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.56).
- St. Louis, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 14 cities for code 80053, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Jun 10, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital St Louis lowest Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Comprehensive Metabolic Panel File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $23.40 | $36.00 | $9.50–$23.76 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital South lowest Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Comprehensive Metabolic Panel File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $23.40 | $36.00 | $9.50–$23.76 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington lowest Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Comprehensive Metabolic Panel File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $23.40 | $36.00 | $9.50–$17.88 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson lowest Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Comprehensive Metabolic Panel File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $23.40 | $36.00 | $9.50–$23.76 | 35% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 ASSOC CHG GHP & CMP REF File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $58.80 | $84.00 | $30.24–$120.00 | 30% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 COMP METAB PANEL File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $67.02 | $111.70 | $111.70 | 40% |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 BLOOD TEST; COMPREHENSIVE GROUP OF BLOOD CHEMICALS File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $83.00 | $83.00 | $5.18–$18.16 | — |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Comprehensive metabolic panel This panel must include the following: Albumin (82040) Bilirubin, total (82247) Calcium, total (82310) Carbon dioxide (bicarbonate) (82374) Chloride (82435) Creatinine (82565) Glucose (82947) Phosphatase, alkaline (84075) Potassium (84132) Protein, total (84155) Sodium File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $121.21 | $195.50 | $7.44–$186.00 | 38% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $154.75 | $309.50 | $89.48–$281.64 | 50% |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville, IL · (618) 498-6402 Comprehensive Metabolic Panel File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $162.00 | $162.00 | $84.73–$137.70 | — |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $174.30 | $249.00 | $89.64–$355.71 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Comprehensive Metabolic Panel File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $176.80 | $272.00 | $10.56–$14.97 | 35% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 GHP in-house CMP File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $179.90 | $257.00 | $92.52–$367.14 | 30% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $204.90 | $409.80 | $9.87–$368.82 | 50% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 DAILY COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $209.30 | $299.00 | $107.64–$427.14 | 30% |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL · (618) 234-2120 HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $266.40 | $370.00 | $6.35–$370.00 | 28% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $272.16 | $378.00 | $6.67–$378.00 | 28% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOL PANEL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $296.64 | $412.00 | $10.56–$412.00 | 28% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 COMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $336.96 | $468.00 | $6.35–$468.00 | 28% |
Outpatient: lowest $23.40, median $137.98, highest $336.96 — a 14.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $204.90. 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 12 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, ILHC HEALTH FAIR COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $7.20 | file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, ILHC HEALTH FAIR COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $7.20 | file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, ILHC HEALTH FAIR COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $7.20 | file |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MOComprehensive Metabolic Panel | $9.05 | file |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights, MOPiccolo Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $9.05 | file |