Lab tests CPT 80053 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — inpatient

In Sioux City, IA-NE-SD, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $27.20 to $68.56, with a median of $47.88.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 80053, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Jan 28, 2026.

Lowest$27.20Northwest Iowa Hospital Corporation
Median$47.88half pay less
Highest$68.56in this market
Difference2.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Sioux City, IA-NE-SD.

median
Lowest $27.20Highest $68.56

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Northwest Iowa Hospital Corporation lowest Sioux City, IA CHG METABOLIC PANEL,COMPREHENSIVE $27.20 $34.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Northwest Iowa Hospital Corporation Sioux City, IA HC COMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL $68.56 $85.70 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $27.20, median $47.88, highest $68.56 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $47.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.