Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: College Medical Center
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood test, basic metabolic panel is about $9 (about 1.1× the $8 Medicare rate). College Medical Center charges insurers about $8, or about $9 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Long Beach, CA.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $2,969 | 83% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 - $12 | 95% |
| Cignamajor | $8 | 95% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $7 - $225 | 83% |
| Health Net | $7 - $244 | 83% |
| Molina | $7 - $8 | 83% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $6 - $188 |
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Compare: Blood test, basic metabolic panel at other CA hospitals
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- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City · Panorama City $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles · Los Angeles $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey · Downey $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario · Fontana $6
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay · Harbor City $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego · San Diego $6
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.