Basic metabolic panel at UPMC Altoona. CPT 80048.
What UPMC Altoona publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 6, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$109cash price (self-pay)
$181list price
$8.36–$145range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| UPMC Work Partners | Workers Comp | $8.36 |
| UPMC Health Plan | Managed Medicare | $8.63 |
| UPMC Health Plan | Partners/Select | $8.77 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare | $9.05 |
| Cigna | Medicare | $9.14 |
| Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) | Medicare | $9.14 |
| PA Health & Wellness | Allwell Medicare Advantage DSNP/Medicare Advant | $9.14 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | Medicare | $9.14 |
| Aetna | Medicaid | $9.36 |
| Health Partners Plans (Jefferson Health Plan) | Medicaid/CHIP | $9.36 |
| United Healthcare Community Plan for Families | PA CHIP/PA Medicaid | $9.83 |
| UPMC Health Plan | Managed Medicaid | $10.30 |
| Geisinger | Medicaid | $13.01 |
| Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) | Medicaid | $13.88 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid | $14.61 |
| PA Health & Wellness | Community Health Choices/PA Medicaid HMO | $15.95 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Community Blue Medicare Advantage/Complete Blue | $22.47 |
| UPMC Health Plan | CHIP | $54.94 |
| UPMC Health Plan | Commercial | $59.86 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $90.50 |
| Preferred Healthcare System | PPO | $90.50 |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $92.78 |
| Aetna | Commercial | $95.93 |
| Geisinger | Commercial | $99.55 |
| Private Health Care Systems | PPO | $145 |
Inpatient
$109cash price (self-pay)
$181list price
$9.36–$145range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| CBHNP | Commercial | $9.36 |
| Preferred Healthcare System | PPO | $90.50 |
| Private Health Care Systems | PPO | $145 |
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