Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test): from $27.20 to $925.00, with a median of $123.50. The lowest listed price is at Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA CHG METABOLIC PANEL,COMPREHENSIVE | $27.20 | $34.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC COMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL | $68.56 | $85.70 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc Cedar Falls, IA HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $123.50 | $190.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $123.50 | $190.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc Cedar Falls, IA HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $706.00 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $925.00 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $27.20, median $123.50, highest $925.00 — a 34.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $96.03. 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.