SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 31, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN JOSE
SAN JOSE, CA COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL |
$255.36 | $456.00 | 44% | — file |
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| KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SANTA CLARA
SANTA CLARA, CA COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL |
$255.36 | $456.00 | 44% | — file |
|
| El Camino Hospital
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA HC CHEM COMPREHENSIVE |
$345.25 | $1,381.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| LUCILE SALTER PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT STANFORD
PALO ALTO, CA HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel |
$394.50 | $789.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
|
| Stanford Health Care
STANFORD, CA HC Metabolic Pnl Comp |
$497.20 | $1,243.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
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| LUCILE SALTER PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT STANFORD
PALO ALTO, CA HC Metabolic Pnl Comp |
$621.50 | $1,243.00 | 50% | Mar 31, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $255.36, median $369.88, highest $621.50 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $300.31. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.