CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney)
Facility: Mountains Community Hospital
Billing Code: 84520 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 2.0× the $4 Medicare rate · typically $4–$15
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $4 Fair price $8 Cash price $10 Hospital's list price $24
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
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Kaiser Permanente UnitedHealthcareHumana
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13 - $20 | 329% |
| Aetnamajor | $12 - $17 | 304% |
| Cignamajor | $17 | 430% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $3 - $15 | 76% |
| Health Net | $19 | 481% |
| Molina | $11 | 278% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $18 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond · Oakland $3
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco · San Francisco $3
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $3
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.