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Comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV costs $33 to $294. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for comprehensive metabolic panel (blood test) (CPT 80053). The lowest is $33 at Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, INC, the median is $195 and the highest is $294 at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 9.0 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV median of $195 is 104% above the national median of $95 across 565 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $9 to $407. 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 January 2026 and July 2026. 22 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.

$33
lowest cash price in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, INC · 35 mi
$162 below the median
$195
median cash price
13 hospitals
9.0×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/36
hospitals with a cash price
22 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, INC

Lanham · 35 mi · File Jan 2026

$33
list $33
2
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center

Olney · 33 mi · File Apr 2026

$40
list $40
3
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

Clinton · 34 mi · File Apr 2026

$43
list $44
4
Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center

Culpeper · 38 mi · File Mar 2026

$117
list $233
5
Uva Health Prince William Medical Center

Manassas · 4 mi · File Mar 2026

$139
list $278
6
Uva Health Haymarket Medical Center

Haymarket · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$139
list $278
7
Inova Alexandria Hospital

Alexandria · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$195
list $389
8
Inova Loudoun Hospital

Leesburg · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$195
list $389
9
Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$195
list $389
10
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Fairfax · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$195
list $389
11
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Alexandria · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$195
list $389
12
Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Washington · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$202
list $311 · 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 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV 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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