What is the typical price for Comprehensive Metabolic Panel in Colorado?

Across 38 Colorado hospitals reporting a commercial negotiated rate for CPT 80053, the 25th-to-75th percentile band runs $18 to $122 per hospital median. The 50th-percentile (Colorado median) is $64.

Why is the price range for Comprehensive Metabolic Panel so wide?

Hospitals negotiate differently with different insurers, the procedure can be performed in different settings (hospital outpatient, ambulatory, inpatient), and in-network status varies plan-by-plan. The 6.8× spread between the 25th and 75th percentile in the data reflects those structural differences, not clinical ones.

What's the cash price for Comprehensive Metabolic Panel if I don't have insurance?

The median discounted cash price across reporting Colorado hospitals is $137. Hospitals are required to offer a self-pay rate that's often less than the gross "chargemaster" charge but typically more than the lowest negotiated rate — the per-hospital table on this page shows the full spread.

What does CPT 80053 mean?

CPT 80053 is the CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) code for Comprehensive Metabolic Panel. It identifies the procedure for billing and price-disclosure purposes — every hospital's MRF reports rates against this code.

Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

CPT 8005338 Colorado hospitals reportingCMS-required shoppable

14-marker blood panel covering kidney function, liver function, electrolytes, and glucose. A core part of routine annual physicals.

Typical insured price · Colorado

$18to$122

What hospitals actually accept from insurers, between the 25th and 75th percentile — half of negotiated rates fall in this window with a median of $64.

$18$122

Cash price (median)

$137

What you'd pay self-pay

Gross charge (median)

$280

The chargemaster sticker

vs Medicare

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Coming with enrichment

Sourced from 38 Colorado hospitals publishing under 45 CFR §180.50.

At a glance

Code: CPT 80053
Code system: CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)
Typical setting: an outpatient setting
Hospitals reporting: 38
CMS shoppable: Yes — required disclosure

How they price Comprehensive Metabolic Panel

Across 38 Colorado hospitals that publish a commercial negotiated rate for CPT 80053, the typical insured price for Comprehensive Metabolic Panel runs $18 to $122 (the 25th-to-75th percentile of per-hospital medians). The Colorado median is $64 — half of reporting hospitals are at or below that figure. The median discounted cash price across the same hospitals is $137, against a median gross charge of $280.

What affects the price

Structural and contractual factors that move the price for this code — not clinical reasons.

· Outpatient setting (hospital outpatient department, ambulatory surgery center, or office) is the single biggest non-clinical price driver — the same code in a hospital outpatient department often costs 2–4× the ambulatory-surgery-center rate.
· In-network vs out-of-network status — out-of-network claims rarely use the negotiated rates shown here.
· Facility fee — many hospitals add a separate facility fee in addition to the procedure rate; ask explicitly when calling.
· Bundled vs unbundled billing — the rate may or may not include radiology read, anaesthesia, or pathology. Ask which professional services are included.

Where to get it

Sorted by median negotiated rate, low to high. The bar shows each hospital’s position in the Colorado range.

40 hospitals

Pin a plan

Plans named by their MRF label. Confirm in-network status with your insurer before scheduling.

Hospitals reporting rates for this procedure, ranked by median negotiated price.
Hospital	Position · Median	Negotiated band	Cash	Payers
Community Hospital Grand Junction Gross charge $84 Median negotiated $11 25th–75th $11 – $12 Cash $47 Payers 7	$11	$11 – $12	$47	7
Grand River Health Rifle Gross charge $401 Median negotiated $11 25th–75th $11 – $11 Cash $201 Payers 1	$11	$11 – $11	$201	1
Family Health West Hospital Fruita Median negotiated $12 25th–75th $11 – $12 Cash — Payers 2	$12	$11 – $12	—	2
Commonspirit St Francis Hospital Interquest Gross charge $280 Median negotiated $14 25th–75th $10 – $65 Cash $112 Payers 14	$14	$10 – $65	$112	14
Commonspirit St Francis Hospital Gross charge $280 Median negotiated $15 25th–75th $10 – $66 Cash $112 Payers 15	$15	$10 – $66	$112	15
Commonspirit Longmont United Hospital Gross charge $280 Median negotiated $15 25th–75th $11 – $76 Cash $112 Payers 15	$15	$11 – $76	$112	15
Commonspirit Orthocolorado Hospital Gross charge $280 Median negotiated $16 25th–75th $10 – $73 Cash $112 Payers 15	$16	$10 – $73	$112	15
Commonspirit St Mary Corwin Hospital Pueblo Gross charge $356 Median negotiated $16 25th–75th $10 – $158 Cash $143 Payers 14	$16	$10 – $158	$143	14
Denver Health Medical Center Gross charge $184 Median negotiated $17 25th–75th $11 – $63 Cash $64 Payers 7	$17	$11 – $63	$64	7
Valley View Hospital Glenwood Springs Gross charge $149 Median negotiated $18 25th–75th $11 – $30 Cash $127 Payers 3	$18	$11 – $30	$127	3
Commonspirit St Anthony North Hospital Gross charge $280 Median negotiated $18 25th–75th $10 – $77 Cash $112 Payers 16	$18	$10 – $77	$112	16
Commonspirit St Anthony Hospital Lakewood Gross charge $280 Median negotiated $20 25th–75th $13 – $92 Cash $112 Payers 14	$20	$13 – $92	$112	14
Hca Healthone Presbyterian St Luke S Medical Center Gross charge $2,117 Median negotiated $26 25th–75th $11 – $953 Cash $2,117 Payers 26	$26	$11 – $953	$2,117	26
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Gross charge $608 Median negotiated $29 25th–75th $11 – $254 Cash $182 Payers 12	$29	$11 – $254	$182	12
Hca Healthone Aurora Medical Center of Aurora Gross charge $2,034 Median negotiated $30 25th–75th $11 – $854 Cash $2,034 Payers 23	$30	$11 – $854	$2,034	23
Uchealth Longs Peak Hospital Longmont Gross charge $608 Median negotiated $38 25th–75th $11 – $251 Cash $213 Payers 14	$38	$11 – $251	$213	14
Commonspirit St Elizabeth Hospital Fort Morgan Gross charge $357 Median negotiated $47 25th–75th $10 – $308 Cash $143 Payers 12	$47	$10 – $308	$143	12
Uchealth University of Colorado Hospital Aurora Gross charge $496 Median negotiated $48 25th–75th $26 – $249 Cash $174 Payers 15	$48	$26 – $249	$174	15
Uchealth Memorial Hospital Central Colorado Springs Gross charge $396 Median negotiated $64 25th–75th $25 – $165 Cash $178 Payers 14	$64	$25 – $165	$178	14
Uchealth Memorial Hospital North Colorado Springs Gross charge $396 Median negotiated $64 25th–75th $25 – $165 Cash $178 Payers 14	$64	$25 – $165	$178	14
National Jewish Health Denver Gross charge $100 Median negotiated $65 25th–75th $13 – $75 Cash $70 Payers 8	$65	$13 – $75	$70	8
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Gross charge $329 Median negotiated $66 25th–75th $11 – $204 Cash $197 Payers 12	$66	$11 – $204	$197	12
Uchealth Yampa Valley Medical Center Steamboat Springs Gross charge $85 Median negotiated $67 25th–75th $42 – $77 Cash $77 Payers 12	$67	$42 – $77	$77	12
Commonspirit St Anthony Summit Medical Center Gross charge $175 Median negotiated $70 25th–75th $10 – $138 Cash $70 Payers 14	$70	$10 – $138	$70	14
Uchealth Parkview Medical Center Pueblo Gross charge $276 Median negotiated $71 25th–75th $23 – $144 Cash $110 Payers 12	$71	$23 – $144	$110	12
Boulder Community Health Foothills Hospital Gross charge $128 Median negotiated $74 25th–75th $11 – $124 Cash $64 Payers 29	$74	$11 – $124	$64	29
Commonspirit Mercy Hospital Durango Gross charge $194 Median negotiated $84 25th–75th $11 – $159 Cash $77 Payers 16	$84	$11 – $159	$77	16
Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Woodland Park Gross charge $214 Median negotiated $108 25th–75th $54 – $171 Cash $171 Payers 12	$108	$54 – $171	$171	12
Commonspirit St Thomas More Hospital Ca on City Gross charge $173 Median negotiated $127 25th–75th $27 – $147 Cash $69 Payers 14	$127	$27 – $147	$69	14
Children S Hospital Colorado Colorado Springs Gross charge $178 Median negotiated $160 25th–75th $115 – $250 Cash $116 Payers 33	$160	$115 – $250	$116	33
Uchealth Estes Valley Medical Center Estes Park Gross charge $174 Median negotiated $165 25th–75th $85 – $165 Cash $131 Payers 15	$165	$85 – $165	$131	15
Uchealth Medical Center of the Rockies Loveland Gross charge $329 Median negotiated $194 25th–75th $14 – $260 Cash $230 Payers 16	$194	$14 – $260	$230	16
Uchealth Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins Gross charge $329 Median negotiated $194 25th–75th $14 – $260 Cash $230 Payers 16	$194	$14 – $260	$230	16
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs Gross charge $608 Median negotiated $197 25th–75th $23 – $282 Cash $213 Payers 13	$197	$23 – $282	$213	13
Hca Healthone Swedish Medical Center Gross charge $1,143 Median negotiated $309 25th–75th $11 – $727 Cash $1,143 Payers 23	$309	$11 – $727	$1,143	23
Hca Healthone Sky Ridge Medical Center Gross charge $1,636 Median negotiated $327 25th–75th $11 – $1,047 Cash $1,636 Payers 23	$327	$11 – $1,047	$1,636	23
Hca Healthone Rose Medical Center Gross charge $2,581 Median negotiated $512 25th–75th $11 – $1,652 Cash $2,581 Payers 25	$512	$11 – $1,652	$2,581	25
Hca Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton Gross charge $2,308 Median negotiated $693 25th–75th $11 – $1,489 Cash $2,308 Payers 25	$693	$11 – $1,489	$2,308	25
Lincoln Community Hospital Hugo Gross charge $200 Median negotiated — 25th–75th — Cash $200 Payers —	—	—	$200	—
Prowers Medical Center Lamar Gross charge $249 Median negotiated — 25th–75th — Cash $149 Payers —	—	—	$149	—

Common questions

Short answers, derived from the data on this page. See the full FAQ for site-wide questions.

What is the typical price for Comprehensive Metabolic Panel in Colorado?: Across 38 Colorado hospitals reporting a commercial negotiated rate for CPT 80053, the 25th-to-75th percentile band runs $18 to $122 per hospital median. The 50th-percentile (Colorado median) is $64.
Why is the price range for Comprehensive Metabolic Panel so wide?: Hospitals negotiate differently with different insurers, the procedure can be performed in different settings (hospital outpatient, ambulatory, inpatient), and in-network status varies plan-by-plan. The 6.8× spread between the 25th and 75th percentile in the data reflects those structural differences, not clinical ones.
What's the cash price for Comprehensive Metabolic Panel if I don't have insurance?: The median discounted cash price across reporting Colorado hospitals is $137. Hospitals are required to offer a self-pay rate that's often less than the gross "chargemaster" charge but typically more than the lowest negotiated rate — the per-hospital table on this page shows the full spread.
What does CPT 80053 mean?: CPT 80053 is the CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) code for Comprehensive Metabolic Panel. It identifies the procedure for billing and price-disclosure purposes — every hospital's MRF reports rates against this code.

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