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Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in San Antonio, TX costs $79 to $272. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) (CPT 80053). The lowest is $79 at Legent Orthopedic + Spine, the median is $141 and the highest is $272 at South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 3.4 times the cheapest for the same code.

The San Antonio, TX median of $141 is 49% above the national median of $94 across 575 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $4 to $1,026. 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 February 2026 and May 2026. 16 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.

$79
lowest cash price in San Antonio, TX
Legent Orthopedic + Spine · 9 mi
$62 below the median
$141
median cash price
3 hospitals
3.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
3/19
hospitals with a cash price
16 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Legent Orthopedic + Spine

San Antonio · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$79
list $158 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center

Seguin · 41 mi · File May 2026

$141
list $281 · lowest of 2 lines
3
South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital

San Antonio · 15 mi · File Feb 2026

$272
list $272 · 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?

Hospitals in San Antonio, 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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