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Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Los Angeles, CA costs $7 to $797. Here's every hospital's price.

37 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 37 hospitals list a cash price for basic metabolic panel (blood test) (CPT 80048). The lowest is $7 at Community Hospital of Huntington Park, the median is $45 and the highest is $797 at East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 106 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $45 is 36% below the national median of $70 across 566 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

40 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $4 to $14,761. 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 July 2024 and September 2026. 60 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.

$7
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
Community Hospital of Huntington Park · 9 mi
$37 below the median
$45
median cash price
37 hospitals
106×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
37/100
hospitals with a cash price
60 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Community Hospital of Huntington Park

Huntington Park · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

$7
list $7 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Memorial Hospital of Gardena

Gardena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$7
list $7 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Coast Plaza Hospital

Norwalk · 14 mi · File Feb 2026

$7
list $7 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Saint Francis Medical Center

Lynwood · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$8
list $630
5
Encino Hospital Medical Center

Encino · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$8
list $933
6
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center

Garden Grove · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$8
list $714
7
West Anaheim Medical Center

Anaheim · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$8
list $551
8
Huntington Beach Hospital

Huntington Beach · 30 mi · File Sep 2026

$8
list $551
9
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital

La Palma · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$8
list $551
10
San Dimas Community Hospital

San Dimas · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$8
list $810
11
Centinela Hospital Medical Center

Inglewood · 15 mi · File Sep 2026

$8
list $137
12
Sherman Oaks Hospital

Sherman Oaks · 16 mi · File Sep 2026

$8
list $66 · lowest of 3 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 Los Angeles, CA 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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