How much does basic metabolic panel (BMP) cost in Texas?
CPT 80048 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
80048 Basic metabolic panel (BMP)
Ask to pay
$17
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$255
Medicare $8
Ask $17
$8 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $2,156
What Medicare paysⓘ
$8
Typical price near you
$255
Cash / self-pay price
$255
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) lowest | Hospital | $8cash | 1.0× | — |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $8cash | 1.0× | — |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $27cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $29cash | 3.4× | ★★★★★ |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $42cash | 4.9× | — |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $49cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $49cash | 5.8× | — |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $52cash | 6.1× | ★★★★★ |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $88cash | 10.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $150cash | 17.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $150cash | 17.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $150cash | 17.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $156cash | 18.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $156cash | 18.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $156cash | 18.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $165cash | 19.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $180cash | 21.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $183cash | 21.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $183cash | 21.7× | — |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $195cash | 23.0× | — |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $210cash | 24.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $214cash | 25.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $238cash | 28.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $238cash | 28.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $255cash | 30.2× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $266cash | 31.4× | — |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $297cash | 35.1× | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $311negotiated | 36.7× | — |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $328cash | 38.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $380cash | 44.9× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $380cash | 44.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $446cash | 52.7× | — |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) | Hospital | $562cash | 66.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $562cash | 66.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $565cash | 66.7× | — |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen | Hospital | $766cash | 90.5× | — |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $841cash | 99.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,012cash | 119.6× | — |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,012cash | 119.6× | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,012cash | 119.6× | — |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,055cash | 124.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $1,067cash | 126.1× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,163cash | 137.5× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $1,165cash | 137.7× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $1,388cash | 164.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $1,416cash | 167.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $1,416cash | 167.4× | — |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $1,467cash | 173.4× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $1,480cash | 174.9× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) | Hospital | $1,511cash | 178.6× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) | Hospital | $1,604cash | 189.6× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,620cash | 191.5× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,630cash | 192.6× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,630cash | 192.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,630cash | 192.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $1,630cash | 192.6× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) | Hospital | $1,858cash | 219.6× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $2,141cash | 253.1× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $2,156cash | 254.9× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 80048 (Basic metabolic panel (BMP)), Medicare's benchmark rate is $8.46. A fair self-pay target for this line is $16.92. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 80048 is $255.15, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $183.28–$1,057.88. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 80048 cost in Texas?
For basic metabolic panel (BMP) (CPT 80048) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $255, with hospitals ranging from $183 to $1,058 across 74 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $8, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does basic metabolic panel (BMP) cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for basic metabolic panel (BMP) (CPT 80048) in Texas is around $255, with hospital prices ranging from $183 to $1,058 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 80048?
Medicare pays about $8 for basic metabolic panel (BMP) (CPT 80048). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of basic metabolic panel (BMP)?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.