CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney)

Facility: St Mary's Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 84520 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 2.0× the $4 Medicare rate · typically $5–$9
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 2.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $4 Fair price $8 This hospital $9 Cash price $36 Hospital's list price $72

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How this hospital compares to other ME hospitals

Highest price of the 9 ME hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $4 Priciest $9

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ 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 $8 (about 2.0× the $4 Medicare rate). St Mary's Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $9, or about $36 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lewiston, ME.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaHumanaKaiser 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
Cignamajor $9 228%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 93 Campus Avenue - Po Box 291, Lewiston, ME 04243
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals