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Basic Metabolic Blood Panel

Washington 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 9 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$8.13$6.61 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$16.60 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $9 to $708Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $21
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $55professional $8

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
$8.71
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$52.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$15.49
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.44
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.91
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.60
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.20
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$23.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$10.23
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$15.14

Where Washington 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.

Washington $12.02 · 39th 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.