Basic metabolic panel at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center. CPT 80048.

What Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 27, 2026.

Outpatient / ER

$14.31cash price (self-pay)

$55.00list price

$7.19–$44.00range insurers pay

Insurance plan	Negotiated rate
[AmeriHealth Caritas] \| [MA]	$7.19
[Highmark Wholecare] \| [MA]	$7.19
[Geisinger] \| [CHIP]	$7.61
[Health Partners Plans] \| [CHIP]	$7.87
[PA Health & Wellness] \| [MA]	$7.91
[Health Partners Plans] \| [MA]	$8.12
[Highmark] \| [Medicare]	$8.38
[AmeriHealth Caritas] \| [Medicare]	$8.46
[CBC] \| [Medicare]	$8.46
[Geisinger] \| [Medicare]	$8.46
[Highmark] \| [CHIP]	$8.46
[Highmark Wholecare] \| [Medicare]	$8.46
[IBC] \| [Medicare]	$8.46
[UHC] \| [Medicare]	$8.46
[Aetna] \| [Medicare]	$8.54
[HealthSpring] \| [Medicare]	$8.54
[Humana] \| [Medicare]	$8.54
[Health Partners Plans] \| [Medicare]	$8.63
[UPMC] \| [Medicare]	$8.63
[PA Health & Wellness] \| [Medicare]	$8.71
[Point Comfort Underwriters] \| [Medicare]	$10.58
[Aetna Better Health] \| [CHIP]	$14.14
[Upmc] \| [MA]	$19.83
[UHC] \| [Chip]	$21.62
[Aetna] \| [Comm]	$23.00
[Upmc] \| [Chip]	$23.33
[Aetna Signature Administrators] \| [Comm]	$23.35
[Cigna] \| [Comm]	$24.49
[Cbc] \| [Chip]	$24.71
[Highmark Choice Blue] \| [Comm]	$25.58

Billed more than this?

Snap a photo of your bill. We compare every line with these prices and coding rules, free.