Lab tests CPT 80053 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — inpatient

In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $27.20 to $123.50, with a median of $96.03. The lowest listed price is at Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities 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 Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$27.20Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation
Median$96.03half pay less
Highest$123.50in this market
Difference4.5×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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.

median
Lowest $27.20Highest $123.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA CHG METABOLIC PANEL,COMPREHENSIVE $27.20 $34.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC COMPREHEN METABOLIC PANEL $68.56 $85.70 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Sartori Memorial Hospital Inc Cedar Falls, IA HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $123.50 $190.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Comprehensive Metabolic Panel $123.50 $190.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $27.20, median $96.03, highest $123.50 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $123.50 — 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.