CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney)
Facility: USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital
Billing Code: 84520 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$10
about 2.5× the $4 Medicare rate · typically $5–$38
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $4 Fair price $10 Cash price $80 Hospital's list price $80
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 | $7 - $16 | 177% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $25 - $37 | 633% |
| Aetnamajor | $28 | 709% |
| Cignamajor | $13 | 329% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $4 - $8 |
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- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond · Oakland $3
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco · San Francisco $3
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.