Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Crouse Hospital
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood test, basic metabolic panel is about $12 (about 1.5× the $8 Medicare rate). Crouse Hospital charges insurers about $18, or about $25 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Syracuse, NY.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $12. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
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 | $10 - $26 | 118% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $26 | 106% |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $18 | 118% |
| Humanamajor | $10 | 118% |
| CDPHP | $10 | 118% |
| EmblemHealth | $10 | 118% |
| Fidelis Care | $10 - $59 | 118% |
| Molina | $26 - $59 | 307% |
| MVP Health Care | $10 - $59 | 118% |
| WellCare | $11 - $31 | 130% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $10 - $27 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Crouse Hospital
Compare: Blood test, basic metabolic panel at other NY hospitals
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown $6
- Nassau University Medical Center · East Meadow $7
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $7
- Long Island Community Hospital · Patchogue $7
- Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital · New Rochelle $7
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $7
- Geneva General Hospital · Geneva $8
- F F Thompson Hospital · Canandaigua $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.