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Basic Metabolic Blood Panel

North Dakota 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$9.12 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$46.77 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $11 to $209Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $72professional $13

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.45

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$38.90

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.