CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney)
Facility: Penobscot Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 84520 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$18
about 4.5× the $4 Medicare rate · typically $9–$33
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $4 Fair price $18 Cash price $51 Hospital's list price $63
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $27 - $55 | 684% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $28 - $51 | 709% |
| Aetnamajor | $27 - $66 | 684% |
| Cignamajor | $54 - $64 | 1367% |
| Humanamajor | $27 - $32 | 684% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $55 - $65 | 1392% |
| WellCare | $27 - $32 | 684% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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Other Procedures at Penobscot Valley Hospital
Compare: Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) at other ME hospitals
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $4
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $4
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $4
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $4
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $5
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $5
- Millinocket Regional Hospital · Millinocket $5
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $5
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.