Lab tests CPT 80053 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — inpatient

In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $194.50 to $246.50, with a median of $194.50. The lowest listed price is at Inova Alexandria Hospital.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 80053, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$194.50Inova Alexandria Hospital
Median$194.50half pay less
Highest$246.50in this market
Difference1.3×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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

median
Lowest $194.50Highest $246.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Inova Alexandria Hospital lowest Alexandria, VA HC PANEL COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC $194.50 $389.00 50%
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Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA HC PANEL COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC $194.50 $389.00 50%
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Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA HC PANEL COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC $194.50 $389.00 50%
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA HC PANEL COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC $194.50 $389.00 50%
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Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA HC PANEL COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC $194.50 $389.00 50%
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Potomac Hospital Corporation of Prince William Woodbridge, VA Chgl Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $246.50 $493.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $194.50, median $194.50, highest $246.50 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $194.50 — 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.