CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Little River Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$58
about 7.3× the $8 Medicare rate · typically $10–$75
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $8 Fair price $58 Cash price $66 Hospital's list price $132
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser Permanente
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $8 - $132 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $75 | 118% |
| Aetnamajor | $75 | 887% |
| Humanamajor | $129 | 1525% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $12 - $106 |
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Other Procedures at Little River Memorial Hospital
Compare: Blood test, basic metabolic panel at other AR hospitals
- Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas · Rogers $8
- Ouachita County Medical Center · Camden $8
- Mercy Hospital Fort Smith · Fort Smith $8
- Mercy Hospital Booneville · Booneville $8
- Mena Regional Health System · Mena $8
- Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc · Springdale $8
- Chi-St Vincent Infirmary · Little Rock $9
- University of Arkansas Medical Sciences · Little Rock $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.