Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Connecticut Childrens Medical Center
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CT hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood test, basic metabolic panel is about $11 (about 1.4× the $8 Medicare rate). Connecticut Childrens Medical Center charges insurers about $11, or about $21 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hartford, CT.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $10 - $30 | 118% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11 - $27 | 130% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $30 | 118% |
| Cignamajor | $28 - $30 | 331% |
| Humanamajor | $11 - $30 | 130% |
| CDPHP | $30 | 355% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $10 - $30 | 118% |
| HealthPartners | $28 - $30 | 331% |
| MVP Health Care | $28 - $30 | 331% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $28 - $30 | 331% |
| UniCare | $16 - $27 | 189% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $30 |
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Other Procedures at Connecticut Childrens Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, basic metabolic panel at other CT hospitals
- The Connecticut Hospice Inc. · Branford $6
- Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington $8
- Midstate Medical Center · Meriden $8
- Windham Community Memorial Hospital · Willimantic $8
- William W Backus Hospital · Norwich $8
- Hartford Hospital · Hartford $8
- St Vincent's Medical Center · Bridgeport $8
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut · New Britain $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.