CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Medina Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$30
about 3.8× the $8 Medicare rate · typically $12–$37
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $8 Fair price $30 Cash price $58 Hospital's list price $64
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente
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 | $15 - $48 | 177% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $38 | 449% |
| Aetnamajor | $23 - $39 | 272% |
| Cignamajor | $26 | 307% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $14 - $64 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Medina Regional Hospital
Compare: Blood test, basic metabolic panel at other TX hospitals
- Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital · Nacogdoches $6
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- PAM Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North · Texarkana $6
- Parkland Health & Hospital System · Dallas $7
- Ascension Providence · Waco $7
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston $7
- Fort Duncan Medical Center · Eagle Pass $7
- South Texas Health System · Edinburg $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.