Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Carewell Health Medical Center
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other NJ hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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). Carewell Health Medical Center charges insurers about $8, or about $25 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in East Orange, NJ.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $3 - $8 | 35% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $19 | 225% |
| Aetnamajor | $6 - $25 | 71% |
| Amerigroup | $5 | 59% |
| Clover Health | $8 | 95% |
| MagnaCare | $19 | 225% |
| WellCare | $5 - $8 | 59% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $3 - $20 |
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Other Procedures at Carewell Health 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.