Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NC hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NC 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). Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $23 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Elkin, NC.
What each insurance company pays
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $8 - $21 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $4 - $51 | 47% |
| Aetnamajor | $24 - $52 | 284% |
| Humanamajor | $8 | 95% |
| AmeriHealth | $11 - $23 | 130% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $9 |
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Other Procedures at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Compare: Blood test, basic metabolic panel at other NC hospitals
- Rutherford Regional Medical Center · Rutherfordton $8
- Harris Regional Hospital · Sylva $8
- Wakemed, Raleigh Campus · Raleigh $8
- Carolina East Medical Center · New Bern $8
- Carteret General Hospital · Morehead City $8
- Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery Ce · Asheville $9
- Sampson Regional Medical Center · Clinton $9
- Caromont Regional Medical Center · Gastonia $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.