Blood test, basic metabolic panel
Facility: Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital
Billing Code: 80048 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 TX hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX 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 $10 (about 1.3× the $8 Medicare rate). Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $7, or about $24 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Tomball, TX.
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 | $3 | 35% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 | 106% |
| Aetnamajor | $6 | 71% |
| Cignamajor | $8 | 95% |
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Other Procedures at Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital
Compare: Blood test, basic metabolic panel at other TX hospitals
- Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital · Nacogdoches $6
- PAM Specialty Hospital of San Antonio Medical Center · San Antonio $6
- 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.