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Basic Metabolic Blood Panel

Utah 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.59 from a physician practice, and about $10.72 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.59$5.25 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.72$10.23 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $76Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $8

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
$10.72
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.75
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.45
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$38.02
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.94
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.96
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$2.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.13

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 22nd of 51

$9.77

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.