Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in Johnson City, TN costs $18. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the Johnson City, TN 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 Johnson City, TN metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) (CPT 80053). The lowest is $18 at Sycamore Shoals Hospital, the median is $18 and the highest is $18 at Franklin Woods Community Hospital.
The Johnson City, TN median of $18 is 82% below the national median of $96 across 1433 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $5 to $118. 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyElizabethton · 7 mi · File Mar 2026
Johnson City · 4 mi · File Mar 2026
Johnson City · 6 mi · File Mar 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 80053. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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?