How much does comprehensive metabolic panel cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 80053.
Median commercial rates on file run from $36 (Sibley Memorial Hospital) to $159 (Howard University Hospital Corp) — 4.5× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC | $89 | $52median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $44 | $43median of 76 plans | $40median of 7 plans | $40median of 7 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center, | $202 | $97median of 12 plans | $11median of 4 plans | $16median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital, | $294 | $67median of 8 plans | $11median of 3 plans | $16median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $388 | $386median of 10 plans | — | $279median of 6 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | $207 | $39median of 8 plans | $21median of 1 plan | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | $195 | $67median of 9 plans | $11median of 5 plans | $11median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | $198 | $159median of 3 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Lowest Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | $184 | $36median of 2 plans | $11median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD | $66 | — | — | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does comprehensive metabolic panel cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Comprehensive metabolic panel in Washington, DC range from $44 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $294 at MedStar Georgetown Hospital (9 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for comprehensive metabolic panel?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Sibley Memorial Hospital lists the lowest ($36, median of 2 plan rates) and Howard University Hospital Corp the highest ($159, median of 3 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.