# Basic metabolic panel (BMP): what AultCare pays, by state

A common blood test checking blood sugar, kidney function, and salts/electrolytes.

- Insurer: AultCare
- Billing code: 80048 (Labs & bloodwork)
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, any setting, doctor's fee
- Prices as of: 2026-10-03
- All of the insurer's plans pooled; the map also shows single networks

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest | Medicare pays | Median vs Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.46 | about what Medicare pays |
| Georgia | 1 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.46 | about what Medicare pays |
| Illinois | 1 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.46 | about what Medicare pays |
| Ohio | 23 | $5.03 | $5.03 | $5.92 | $5.92 | $17.09 | $8.46 | 0.7x Medicare |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.46 | about what Medicare pays |
| Virginia | 1 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.57 | $8.46 | about what Medicare pays |

**“x Medicare”** compares each price with what original Medicare pays for the same lab test under its clinical laboratory fee schedule (26CLABQ4, in force from 2026-10-01): one national price, the same in every state. Insurers write their contracts as a share of Medicare, so 1.3x means the insurer pays 30% more than Medicare would; Medicare Advantage plans generally pay close to 1.0x.

Prices are what the insurer has agreed to pay, not what you will be billed. This is a statewide summary: prices vary far more between towns and between practices than these medians suggest, and "providers" counts everyone with a contracted price, not only those who perform the procedure.

Map: https://medicalpricetransparency.netlify.app/insurers/aultcare/statemap_80048_US.html  
About this insurer's data, and its other procedures: [index.md](index.md)