Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Newton Medical Center
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ 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 $9 (about 1.1× the $8 Medicare rate). Newton Medical Center charges insurers about $9, or about $35 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newton, NJ.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $109 | 83% |
| Aetnamajor | $8 - $16 | 95% |
| Cignamajor | $4 - $8 | 47% |
| Humanamajor | $107 | 1265% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $88 | 1040% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $17 | 201% |
| AmeriHealth | $9 - $105 | 106% |
| GEHA | $8 | 95% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $8 | 95% |
| Health Net | $14 - $136 | 165% |
| MagnaCare | $15 - $128 | 177% |
| MVP Health Care | $4 | 47% |
| Oscar Health | $107 | 1265% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $4 | 47% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $9 | 106% |
| WellCare | $9 | 106% |
| + 79 smaller / regional plans | $4 - $160 |
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Other Procedures at Newton Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, basic metabolic panel at other NJ hospitals
- Children's Specialized Hospital · New Brunswick $7
- Hackensack University Medical Center · Hackensack $8
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center · Newark $8
- St Mary's General Hospital · Passaic $8
- Clara Maass Medical Center · Belleville $8
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway · Rahway $8
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital · New Brunswick $8
- Community Medical Center · Toms River $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.