Lab tests CPT 80069 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Kidney function panel cost in Horse Cave, KY — inpatient

In Horse Cave, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for kidney function blood test panel as an inpatient: from $19.80 to $19.80, with a median of $19.80. Across Kentucky, the median is $88.85 at 79 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 80069, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$19.80The Medical Center at Caverna
Median$19.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$19.80in this market
Difference1.0×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 Horse Cave, KY.

median
Lowest $19.80Highest $19.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
The Medical Center at Caverna lowest Horse Cave, KY · (270) 786-2191 RENAL FUNCTION PANEL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $19.80 $33.00 $12.73–$28.02 40%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $19.80, median $19.80, highest $19.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $19.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A renal (kidney) function panel is a blood test that measures albumin, calcium, carbon dioxide, chloride, creatinine, glucose, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and blood urea nitrogen. It is used to check and monitor how well the kidneys are working.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the ten tests. The blood draw is often a separate charge.