Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test): from $238.46 to $363.75, with a median of $296.25. The lowest listed price is at Tri-City Medical Center.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and May 29, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-City Medical Center lowest Oceanside, CA Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $238.46 | $397.44 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $268.84 | $517.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $268.84 | $517.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL | $268.84 | $517.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Scripps Nicu-Comprehensive Panel | $296.25 | $395.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrmer Cv-Comprehensive Panel | $296.25 | $395.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrmer Hc-Comprehensive Panel | $296.25 | $395.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrlj-Comprehensive Panel | $296.25 | $395.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scren-Comprehensive Panel | $296.25 | $395.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Cmp Panel | $296.25 | $395.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Cmp Panel 300 | $296.25 | $395.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Comprehensive Metabolic Pnl | $296.25 | $395.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC METABOLIC PANELCOMPREHENSIVE - BUNDLED CHARGE | $339.00 | $452.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC METABOLIC PANELCOMPREHENSIVE - BUNDLED CHARGE | $339.00 | $452.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC METABOLIC PANELCOMPREHENSIVE - BUNDLED CHARGE | $339.00 | $452.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC METABOLIC PANELCOMPREHENSIVE - BUNDLED CHARGE | $339.00 | $452.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Liv-Comp Metabolic Pnl | $363.75 | $485.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Kid-Comp Metabolic Pnl | $363.75 | $485.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Ama Comp Metabolic Pnl | $363.75 | $485.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $238.46, median $296.25, highest $363.75 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $296.25. 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.
2 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.
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CAComp. Metabolic Panel (14) LC | $2.48 | file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CACOMP METABOLIC PNL | $10.00 | file |