Basic metabolic panel at VHC Health. CPT 80048.
What VHC Health publishes for this service, straight from its standard-charges file, last updated December 16, 2025.
Outpatient / ER
$40.64cash price (self-pay)
$50.80list price
$8.46–$40.61range insurers pay
| Insurance plan | Negotiated rate |
|---|---|
| Anthem | HMO-PPO-Par | $8.46 |
| Anthem | HMO Exchange | $8.46 |
| UHC | Mamsi-Non Options | $10.15 |
| UHC | Options | $10.15 |
| Cigna | Ifp | $10.58 |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $17.78 |
| Aetna | PPO | $31.89 |
| Carefirst | HMO | $33.02 |
| Cigna | All Products | $33.02 |
| Carefirst | PPO | $37.26 |
| Aetna | POS-EPO-HMO | $40.61 |
Inpatient
$157cash price (self-pay)
$196list price
—range insurers pay
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