Skip to main content

Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in Milwaukee, WI costs $66 to $162. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) (CPT 80053). The lowest is $66 at Ascension St Francis Hospital, the median is $113 and the highest is $162 at Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin. The most expensive hospital lists 2.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Milwaukee, WI median of $113 is 19% above the national median of $95 across 565 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

10 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $8 to $280. 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 November 2025 and March 2026. 8 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.

$66
lowest cash price in Milwaukee, WI
Ascension St Francis Hospital · 6 mi
$47 below the median
$113
median cash price
10 hospitals
2.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/18
hospitals with a cash price
8 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Ascension St Francis Hospital

Milwaukee · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

$66
list $124 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital

Milwaukee · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

$66
list $124
3
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital

Franklin · 6 mi · File Jan 2026

$66
list $124
4
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin

Glendale · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

$93
list $176
5
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee

Milwaukee · 10 mi · File Jan 2026

$113
list $213 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County

Hartford · 38 mi · File Nov 2025

$158
list $315 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center

Milwaukee · 7 mi · File Nov 2025

$158
list $315 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Aurora Medical Center - Summit

Summit · 32 mi · File Nov 2025

$158
list $315 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Aurora Medical Center

Grafton · 29 mi · File Nov 2025

$158
list $315 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$162
list $295 · lowest of 3 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?

Hospitals in Milwaukee, WI without a price for this procedure

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

Questions people ask