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Basic Metabolic Blood Panel

South Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Basic Metabolic Blood Panel cost?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $120 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.51$6.76 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$53.70 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $9 to $912Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $229
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $120professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$229.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$11.75
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.75

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in South Carolina than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $93.33 · 1st of 51
SC $93.33VT $6.76

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.