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Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in Harrisburg, PA costs $16 to $68. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area publish a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) (CPT 80053). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) (CPT 80053). The lowest is $16 at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center, the median is $23 and the highest is $68 at UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals. The most expensive hospital lists 4.2 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Harrisburg, PA median of $23 is 76% below the national median of $96 across 1433 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $9 to $112. 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 March 2026.

$16
lowest cash price in Harrisburg, PA
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center · 9 mi
$6 below the median
$23
median cash price
5 hospitals
4.2×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/5
hospitals with a cash price

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

Camp Hill · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$16
list $69
2
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

Enola · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$22
list $69
3
Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Hershey · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$23
list $69 · lowest of 4 lines
4
UPMC Carlisle

Carlisle · 14 mi · File Mar 2026

$68
list $114 · lowest of 2 lines
5
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals

Harrisburg · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$68
list $114 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 80053. 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 80053, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test)

CPT 80053 is a comprehensive metabolic panel: fourteen tests from one blood draw, covering everything in the basic panel plus liver enzymes, protein and albumin. It is the standard annual-physical blood test and the usual first test for fatigue, unexplained symptoms or medication monitoring.

What the price covers

The price is for the laboratory analysis only. The blood draw is a separate small charge, and any additional tests ordered on the same sample (cholesterol, thyroid, blood count) are separate codes with separate prices.

Why prices vary

The panel runs on an automated analyzer in minutes. Hospital list prices range from under $15 to several hundred dollars for the identical test, and hospital cash prices are often five to twenty times what an independent laboratory charges. For routine bloodwork, an outside lab is usually the cheapest option; the results are equivalent.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 80053, and what is the draw fee?
  • Can the order be sent to an independent laboratory?
  • Which other tests were ordered with it, and what do they cost?

Questions people ask