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Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in San Diego, CA costs $2 to $339. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 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 Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) (CPT 80053). The lowest is $2 at Tri-City Medical Center, the median is $339 and the highest is $339 at Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr. The most expensive hospital lists 137 times the cheapest for the same code.

The San Diego, CA median of $339 is 256% above the national median of $95 across 565 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $626. 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 April 2026 and September 2026. 11 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.

$2
lowest cash price in San Diego, CA
Tri-City Medical Center · 32 mi
$337 below the median
$339
median cash price
5 hospitals
137×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/16
hospitals with a cash price
11 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Tri-City Medical Center

Oceanside · 32 mi · File May 2026

$2
list $4 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Paradise Valley Hospital

National City · 29 mi · File Sep 2026

$10
list $405
3
Grossmont Hospital

La Mesa · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$339
list $452 · lowest of 4 lines
4
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Chula Vista · 31 mi · File Apr 2026

$339
list $452 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr

Coronado · 32 mi · File Apr 2026

$339
list $452 · 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 Diego, 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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