How much does a comprehensive metabolic panel cost in San Francisco Bay Area?
Common blood test panel covering blood sugar kidney and liver function and electrolytes. Below: the rates insurers have actually negotiated with 26 San Francisco Bay Area-area hospitals, and the cash (self-pay) prices where published — from the hospitals' own federally required price files.
$11
lowest median negotiated rate
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center – Alta Bates Campus
$133
highest (adult hospitals)
Mills-Peninsula Medical Center
12.1×
price spread
same procedure, same metro
Median negotiated rate per hospital · sorted low → high · hover a bar for the full receipt
cash (self-pay) price
| Hospital | Gross charge | Cash price | Negotiated | Range | # rates | vs median |
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* Specialty hospital (pediatric or cancer center) — rates reflect specialty case mix. † Median based on fewer than 3 published rates — treat as indicative. Bars show the median dollar-denominated commercial negotiated rate; hospitals sharing a health-system contract show similar rates.
SOURCE: standard-charges files from 26 hospitals · file dates 2026-03-01 → 2026-04-01 · retrieved 2026-08-15
Tip: if you haven't met your deductible, ask each hospital for its discounted cash price — it is often far below the billed charge.
Skipping the hospital? 54
independent imaging/outpatient centers in this area negotiate a median
$8 all-in for this procedure (108 insurer
rates) — less than the lowest hospital facility fee above ($11).
- Ccrm San Francisco, Llc — $4
- Arthur Baca — $4
- Laguna Hills Pathology Lab Llc — $5
- Arthur Baca — $5