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Basic Metabolic Blood Panel

West Virginia 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 5 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 $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$42.66 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $9 to $851Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $646
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $81professional $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
$81.28
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$645.65
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$48.98
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$158.49
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$16.60

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia $72.44 · 5th 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.