Lab tests CPT 80055 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Obstetric blood test panel in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — inpatient

In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Obstetric blood test panel as an inpatient: from $70.20 to $400.00, with a median of $117.60. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 80055, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$70.20Boston Medical Center
Median$117.60half pay less
Highest$400.00in this market
Difference5.7×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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

median
Lowest $70.20Highest $400.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Boston Medical Center lowest Boston, MA HC Chg Obstetric Panel $70.20 $156.00 55%
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Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA HC Chg Obstetric Panel $75.28 $167.29 55%
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Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Chg Obstetric Panel $84.43 $187.61 55%
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Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Obstetric Panel - Bundled Charge Including Cpt $117.60 $168.00 30%
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Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Obstetric Panel - Bundled Charge Including Cpt $117.60 $168.00 30%
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Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Obstetric Panel - Bundled Charge Including Cpt $117.60 $168.00 30%
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Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Obstetrics Panel $400.00 $400.00
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Inpatient: lowest $70.20, median $117.60, highest $400.00 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $117.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

The obstetric panel is a group of blood tests done early in pregnancy. It includes a complete blood count, blood type and Rh factor, a red blood cell antibody screen, a hepatitis B surface antigen test, a rubella immunity test and a syphilis test.

What the price covers

The price usually covers all tests in the panel. The blood draw is often a separate charge, and an HIV test, if done, is billed separately or under a different panel code (80081).