Basic metabolic panel at UPMC East. CPT 80048.
What UPMC East publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated March 6, 2026.
Outpatient / ER
$175cash price (self-pay)
$292list price
$8.36–$234range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| UPMC Health Plan | Managed Medicare | $8.48 |
| UPMC Health Plan | EPO Partners/EPO Select Plan/HMO | $8.64 |
| United Healthcare | Unison Advantage Non Special Needs | $8.88 |
| Aetna of PA | Medicare | $8.88 |
| United Healthcare | Medicare | $9.05 |
| Cigna | Medicare | $9.14 |
| PA Health & Wellness | Allwell Medicare Advantage DSNP/Medicare Advant | $9.14 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | Medicare | $9.14 |
| Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) | Medicare | $9.14 |
| United Healthcare | Unison Advantage Special Needs | $9.31 |
| Aetna | Medicare | $9.31 |
| Health Partners Plans (Jefferson Health Plan) | Medicaid/CHIP | $9.36 |
| UPMC Health Plan | Managed Medicaid | $10.30 |
| United Healthcare Community Plan for Families | Unison Kids | $10.76 |
| Geisinger | Medicaid/CHIP | $13.01 |
| Highmark Wholecare (prev Gateway) | Medicaid | $13.88 |
| AmeriHealth Caritas | Community HealthChoices (CHC)/Medicaid | $14.61 |
| UPMC Health Plan | Commercial | $15.11 |
| PA Health & Wellness | PA Medicaid HMO | $15.95 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Complete Blue Medicare Advantage/Freedom Blue Me | $22.69 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Managed Care - Social Mission | $39.44 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Managed Care | $52.82 |
| UPMC Health Plan | CHIP | $54.94 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Commercial - Social Mission Indemnity | $65.66 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | Commercial - Indemnity | $87.94 |
| United Healthcare | Compass Exchange | $96.36 |
| Aetna | Neighborhood Network | $102 |
| Highmark BCBS of PA | UPMC Emergent | $106 |
| Aetna | EBR FI | $111 |
| Aetna | Home Depot Employer Group | $112 |
Inpatient
$175cash price (self-pay)
$292list price
$99.28–$234range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| United Healthcare | Compass Exchange | $99.28 |
| Aetna | Neighborhood Network | $105 |
| Aetna | EBR FI | $111 |
| Aetna | Home Depot Employer Group | $114 |
| Aetna | EBR ASO | $117 |
| Aetna | NBR ASO/FI | $117 |
| Cigna | Commercial | $117 |
| Cigna | New Business ASO | $117 |
| Cigna | EBR | $117 |
| Cigna | NBR ASO/FI | $117 |
| United Healthcare | All Business | $117 |
| InterGroup | PPO | $146 |
| Coventry/First Health | Commercial | $204 |
| Private Health Care Systems | PPO | $234 |
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