CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney)

Facility: Fairbanks Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 84520 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$4
about 1.0× the $4 Medicare rate · typically $3–$5
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$2
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $2 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $4 Fair price $4 This hospital $2 Cash price $58 Hospital's list price $61

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⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) is about $4 (about 1.0× the $4 Medicare rate). Fairbanks Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $2, or about $58 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Fairbanks, AK.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $56 - $67 1418%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $2 - $4 51%
Aetnamajor $57 - $68 1443%
Cignamajor $58 - $70 1468%
Banner Health $16 - $19 405%
Moda Health $2 - $3 51%
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1650 Cowles Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals