Basic metabolic panel cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 49 hospitals publish a cash price for basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $8.00 to $640.00, with a median of $59.90. The lowest price is at Riverview Regional Medical Center (Gadsden). The highest price is 80.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $59.90, is 33% below the US median of $89.07.
- That is 7.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.46).
- Alabama ranks 11th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 15 of 49 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 80048. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.00Riverview Regional Medical Center
Median$59.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$640.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$51.90vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Regional Medical Center lowest Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total | $8.00 | $899.99 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Community Hospital Haleyville · Haleyville, AL BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $8.46 | $146.50 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL .BASIC METABOLIC PAN NH | $9.59 | $11.99 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL POC Chem8+ Panel | $10.15 | $100.00 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · Montgomery, AL BASIC METABOLIC | $11.40 | $19.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Montgomery Cancer Center Montgomery · Montgomery, AL BASIC METABOLIC | $11.40 | $19.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $12.53 | $150.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL - BUNDLED CHARGE | $20.21 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL - BUNDLED CHARGE | $20.21 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL(8 TESTS) | $20.52 | $27.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Basic metabolic panel | $25.00 | $104.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA | $26.60 | $38.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL BMP | $27.00 | $45.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA | $30.00 | $75.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL BASIC METABO CA TOTA | $32.25 | $215.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total - Bundled Charge | $34.96 | $81.30 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total - Bundled Charge | $34.96 | $81.30 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL CH BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $44.63 | $52.50 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA BASIC METABOLIC PANE | $49.50 | $99.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL PANEL, BASIC (MED:IP,OP,ER) | $55.40 | $138.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL BASIC METABOLIC | $59.00 | $59.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL BASIC METABOLIC | $59.00 | $59.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL BASIC METABOLIC | $59.00 | $59.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL BASIC METABOLIC PNL TOTAL CA | $59.42 | $148.56 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $59.90 | $59.90 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL BMP (BASIC META. PANEL) | $61.00 | $61.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL BMP (BASIC META. PANEL) | $61.00 | $61.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL Basic Metabolic Panel | $63.25 | $115.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL BASIC METABO CA TOTA | $64.95 | $433.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $76.05 | $117.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL BASIC METABO CA TOTA | $77.98 | $433.21 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL BASIC METABO CA TOTA | $80.06 | $889.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL BASIC METABO CA TOTA | $93.87 | $521.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL BASIC METABOLIC PANEL Ca TOTAL | $105.13 | $210.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL BASIC METABOLIC PANEL Ca TOTAL | $105.13 | $210.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL BASIC METABOLIC | $121.14 | $201.90 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $121.29 | $466.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL BASIC METABOLIC | $130.00 | $260.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL LAB-BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $170.50 | $170.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL LAB-BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $170.50 | $170.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL BASIC METABO CA TOTA | $231.88 | $1,932.37 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL BUNDLED CHARGE | $235.00 | $470.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Bullock County Hospital Union Springs · Union Springs, AL BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $268.00 | $268.00 | Nov 24, 2024 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL LAB-BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $280.00 | $280.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Basic Metabolic Panel | $615.00 | $615.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Basic Metabolic Panel | $615.00 | $615.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Basic Metabolic Panel | $615.00 | $615.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Basic Metabolic Panel | $615.00 | $615.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Basic Metabolic Panel | $640.00 | $640.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 8 | $32.25 | $337.45 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $59.00 | $59.00 |
| Montgomery, AL | 3 | $11.40 | $11.40 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $170.50 | $170.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $59.42 | $62.18 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $8.00 | $119.94 |
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $61.00 | $69.49 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $25.00 | $320.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $9.59 | $57.36 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $63.25 | $63.25 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $20.52 | $20.52 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $235.00 | $235.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $10.15 | $10.15 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $93.87 | $93.87 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $76.05 | $76.05 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $80.06 | $80.06 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $49.50 | $49.50 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $105.13 | $105.13 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $280.00 | $280.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $61.00 | $61.00 |
| Haleyville, AL | 1 | $8.46 | $8.46 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $20.21 | $20.21 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $130.00 | $130.00 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $55.40 | $55.40 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $44.63 | $44.63 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $121.29 | $121.29 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $26.60 | $26.60 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $12.53 | $12.53 |
| Union Springs, AL | 1 | $268.00 | $268.00 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $20.21 | $20.21 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What basic metabolic panel is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Basic metabolic panel explained.
Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in other states
- Alaska$132.93
- Arizona$71.77
- Arkansas$94.00
- California$193.20
- Colorado$135.00
- Connecticut$172.70
- Delaware$134.05
- District of Columbia$220.21, 3 hospitals
- Florida$329.95
- Georgia$118.81
- Hawaii$83.85
- Idaho$54.90
- Illinois$126.65
- Indiana$78.19
- Iowa$86.40
- Kansas$66.75
- Kentucky$83.60
- Louisiana$33.30
- Maine$78.09
- Maryland$31.61
- Massachusetts$77.58
- Michigan$54.03
- Minnesota$100.24
- Mississippi$54.94
- Missouri$111.73
- Montana$94.25
- Nebraska$144.53
- Nevada$149.00
- New Hampshire$68.85
- New Jersey$9.73
- New Mexico$152.10
- New York$58.00
- North Carolina$128.42
- North Dakota$74.32
- Ohio$65.57
- Oklahoma$55.00
- Oregon$48.00
- Pennsylvania$73.40
- Puerto Rico$60.00
- Rhode Island$34.65, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$214.50
- South Dakota$143.20
- Tennessee$73.80
- Texas$209.70
- Utah$210.48
- Vermont$93.00
- Virginia$75.00
- Washington$74.90
- West Virginia$54.00
- Wisconsin$88.35
- Wyoming$83.24
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.