Basic metabolic panel cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 47 hospitals publish a cash price for basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $8.58 to $1,841.00, with a median of $135.00. The lowest price is at Sterling Regional Medical Center (Sterling). The highest price is 214.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $135.00, is 52% above the US median of $89.07.
- That is 16.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.46).
- Colorado ranks 40th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 21 of 47 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.58Sterling Regional Medical Center
Median$135.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,841.00in Colorado
Lowest saves$126.42vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Regional Medical Center lowest Sterling · Sterling, CO LAB PANEL METAB BASIC W CA TOTAL | $8.58 | $26.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO Z BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $10.15 | $16.92 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO LAB PANEL METAB BASIC W CA TOTAL | $16.02 | $26.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA | $20.50 | $41.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA | $26.32 | $47.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $44.80 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL - POC | $49.00 | $98.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (PICCOLO) | $54.68 | $156.21 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA | $64.90 | $118.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara · Alamosa, CO METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA | $64.90 | $118.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $66.50 | $95.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $72.76 | $90.95 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $72.76 | $90.95 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $72.76 | $90.95 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=BASIC METABOLIC PANE | $74.75 | $115.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO Basic Metabolic Profile-Shaw Only | $75.75 | $101.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO Basic Metabolic Panel 4 | $90.24 | $112.80 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $96.00 | $160.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $103.70 | $122.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO BMP 10 | $108.28 | $144.37 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $122.49 | $188.44 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $132.00 | $165.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Basic metabolic panel | $134.00 | $179.00 | — source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO BLOOD TEST; BASIC GROUP OF BLOOD CHEMICALS (CALCIUM; TOTAL) | $135.00 | $135.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) | $140.25 | $165.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma · Yuma, CO Basic Metabolic Panel | $140.25 | $187.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Basic metabolic panel | $158.00 | $158.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total - Bundled Charge | $205.00 | $205.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $282.56 | $282.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $282.56 | $282.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $282.56 | $282.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $282.56 | $282.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL | $282.56 | $282.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BMP TOTAL CALCIUM | $396.70 | $396.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $502.26 | $1,318.25 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BMP TOTAL CALCIUM | $850.26 | $850.26 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BMP TOTAL CALCIUM | $850.26 | $850.26 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BMP TOTAL CALCIUM | $850.26 | $850.26 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BMP TOTAL CALCIUM | $1,346.49 | $1,346.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BMP TOTAL CALCIUM | $1,346.49 | $1,346.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BMP TOTAL CALCIUM | $1,432.00 | $1,432.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BMP TOTAL CALCIUM | $1,432.00 | $1,432.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BMP TOTAL CALCIUM | $1,658.34 | $1,658.34 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BMP TOTAL CALCIUM | $1,658.34 | $1,658.34 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Basic metabolic panel (Calcium, total) This panel must include the following: Calcium, total (82310) Carbon dioxide (bicarbonate) (82374) Chloride (82435) Creatinine (82565) Glucose (82947) Potassium | $1,813.00 | $1,813.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BMP TOTAL CALCIUM | $1,841.00 | $1,841.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO BMP TOTAL CALCIUM | $1,841.00 | $1,841.00 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 21 | $54.68 | $850.26 |
| Alamosa, CO | 2 | $64.90 | $64.90 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $49.00 | $165.78 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $26.32 | $35.56 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $20.50 | $112.75 |
| Delta, CO | 1 | $10.15 | $10.15 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $135.00 | $135.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $75.75 | $75.75 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $72.76 | $72.76 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $16.02 | $16.02 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $72.76 | $72.76 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $103.70 | $103.70 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $134.00 | $134.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $132.00 | $132.00 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $158.00 | $158.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $72.76 | $72.76 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $90.24 | $90.24 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $122.49 | $122.49 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $140.25 | $140.25 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $8.58 | $8.58 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $108.28 | $108.28 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $140.25 | $140.25 |
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
- Alabama$59.90
- Alaska$132.93
- Arizona$71.77
- Arkansas$94.00
- California$193.20
- 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.