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Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Dallas, TX costs $3 to $597. Here's every hospital's price.

48 hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area publish a cash price for basic metabolic panel (blood test) (CPT 80048). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, 48 hospitals list a cash price for basic metabolic panel (blood test) (CPT 80048). The lowest is $3 at Crescent Medical Center Lancaster, the median is $255 and the highest is $597 at Texas Health Hospital Mansfield. The most expensive hospital lists 199 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Dallas, TX median of $255 is 265% above the national median of $70 across 566 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

50 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $7,411. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and September 2026. 38 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$3
lowest cash price in Dallas, TX
Crescent Medical Center Lancaster · 19 mi
$252 below the median
$255
median cash price
48 hospitals
199×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
48/88
hospitals with a cash price
38 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Crescent Medical Center Lancaster

Lancaster · 19 mi · Older file date unknown

$3
list $5 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Dallas Medical Center

Dallas · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$8
list $250
3
Dallas Regional Medical Center

Mesquite · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$8
list $878
4
Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas · 12 mi · File Jun 2026

$150
list $250 · lowest of 40 lines
5
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving

Irving · 2 mi · File Jun 2026

$150
list $250 · lowest of 34 lines
6
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center

Fort Worth · 23 mi · File Jun 2026

$150
list $250 · lowest of 38 lines
7
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Waxahachie

Waxahachie · 30 mi · File Jun 2026

$150
list $250 · lowest of 34 lines
8
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Grapevine

Grapevine · 9 mi · File Jun 2026

$150
list $250 · lowest of 30 lines
9
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Lake Pointe

Rowlett · 27 mi · File Jun 2026

$150
list $250 · lowest of 26 lines
10
Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas

Dallas · 12 mi · File Jun 2026

$150
list $250 · lowest of 20 lines
11
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco

Frisco · 19 mi · File Jun 2026

$150
list $250 · lowest of 20 lines
12
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial

Frisco · 22 mi · File Jun 2026

$150
list $250 · lowest of 32 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 80048. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 80048, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About basic metabolic panel (blood test)

CPT 80048 is a basic metabolic panel: eight blood tests in one draw covering blood sugar, kidney function (creatinine, urea), sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate and calcium. It is one of the most commonly ordered lab tests, done at check-ups, before surgery and when monitoring medications.

What the price covers

The price is for the laboratory analysis of one blood sample. It does not include the blood draw (36415, usually a small separate charge), the visit that ordered it, or any other tests run from the same sample.

Why prices vary

Lab tests are where hospital pricing looks most absurd: the same automated panel, which costs a laboratory a few dollars to run, lists at $10 in one hospital and $500 in another. Independent laboratories and direct-to-consumer lab services are almost always cheaper than hospital labs for routine panels. If a hospital's cash price is high, ask whether the sample can go to an outside lab.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 80048, and is the blood draw extra?
  • Can the sample be sent to an independent laboratory instead?
  • If my doctor ordered a comprehensive panel (80053), is the basic one enough?

Hospitals in Dallas, TX without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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