Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Saratoga 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). Saratoga Hospital charges insurers about $8, or about $14 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Saratoga Springs, NY.
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 | $4 - $289 | 47% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6 - $148 | 71% |
| Aetnamajor | $9 - $32 | 106% |
| Cignamajor | $8 | 95% |
| CDPHP | $6 - $108 | 71% |
| Fidelis Care | $6 - $108 | 71% |
| MagnaCare | $22 - $305 | 260% |
| MVP Health Care | $6 - $241 | 71% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $8 - $241 |
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Other Procedures at Saratoga 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.