Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Spectrum Health
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Blood test, basic metabolic panel is about $12 (about 1.5× the $8 Medicare rate). Spectrum Health charges insurers about $12, or about $44 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Grand Rapids, MI.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 | $8 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 - $9 | 95% |
| Meridian | $15 | 177% |
| Priority Health | $11 - $19 | 130% |
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Other Procedures at Spectrum Health
Compare: Blood test, basic metabolic panel at other MI hospitals
- Bronson Methodist Hospital · Kalamazoo $8
- Lake Huron Medical Center · Port Huron $8
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $8
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $8
- Henry Ford Health Hospital · Detroit $8
- Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital · Grayling $8
- Covenant Medical Center · Saginaw $8
- Bronson Battle Creek Hospital · Battle Creek $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.