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Comprehensive metabolic panel

A blood test covering kidney and liver function, blood sugar, and electrolytes.

38 hospitals · 347 published rates Cheapest $6.23 · dearest $251.20

Sorted cheapest first. A published figure that behaves like a placeholder rather than a real price — one cent, or a figure orders of magnitude below what other hospitals publish for the same billing code — never leads this order. It stays listed, after every other figure, ordered by its own amount among the others like it.

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Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network)
12 published rates
$9.56 – $43.59
negotiated rate
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
Wheaton 14 published rates
$157 – $262.80
negotiated rate

Comparisons against other hospitals were computed on 2 November 2026. Each price carries its own fetch date; a comparison is a snapshot of what other hospitals had published when it ran, not a standing fact.

Why a range? One insurer publishes different rates for different plans at the same hospital — a PPO and an HMO under the same name can differ several times over. We show what the hospital published rather than collapsing it into a single number that might not be yours.