Lab tests CPT 80053 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in Waco, TX — inpatient

In Waco, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $115.38 to $160.48, with a median of $160.48. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Providence.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 80053, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 13, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

Lowest$115.38Ascension Providence
Median$160.48half pay less
Highest$160.48in this market
Difference1.4×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 Waco, TX.

median
Lowest $115.38Highest $160.48

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ascension Providence lowest Waco, TX COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC $115.38 $320.50 64%
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX HC COMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL - MEDFUSION $160.48 $267.47 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco, TX HC COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL $160.48 $267.47 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $115.38, median $160.48, highest $160.48 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $137.93 — 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.