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Basic Metabolic Blood Panel

Delaware rates for HCPCS 80048

This blood test measures a group of eight common substances, including glucose, calcium, and several electrolytes and kidney function markers, in a single sample. It gives a broad snapshot of metabolic health, kidney function, and fluid and electrolyte balance.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Basic Metabolic Blood Panel cost?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$5.62 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$7.08 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $7 to $112Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $18professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$48.98
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$281.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$11.75

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in Minnesota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Delaware· 41st of 51

$7.76

MN $93.33MD $6.31

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.