CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney)
Facility: Northern Maine Medical Center
Billing Code: 84520 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$10
about 2.5× the $4 Medicare rate · typically $5–$27
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $4 Fair price $10 Hospital's list price $23
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 | $13 - $22 | 329% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13 - $14 | 329% |
| Aetnamajor | $13 - $21 | 329% |
| Cignamajor | $22 | 557% |
| Humanamajor | $13 | 329% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $20 | 506% |
| WellCare | $13 | 329% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $13 - $22 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Other Procedures at Northern Maine Medical Center
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.