Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Merit Health Central
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS 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). Merit Health Central charges insurers about $9, or about $3 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jackson, MS.
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 | $1 - $190 | 12% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 - $13 | 95% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $500 | 106% |
| Cignamajor | $2 - $176 | 24% |
| Humanamajor | $8 | 95% |
| CareSource | $8 | 95% |
| Devoted Health | $8 | 95% |
| Molina | $8 - $15 | 95% |
| WellCare | $9 | 106% |
| + 25 smaller / regional plans | $3 - $894 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health Central
Compare: Blood test, basic metabolic panel at other MS hospitals
- S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $5
- Simpson General Hospital Cah · Mendenhall $7
- Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $8
- Merit Health River Region · Vicksburg $8
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County · Starkville $8
- Yalobusha General Hospital · Water Valley $8
- Wayne General Hospital · Waynesboro $8
- Merit Health Natchez · Natchez $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.