CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney)
Facility: St Josephs Area Health Services
Billing Code: 84520 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$9
about 2.3× the $4 Medicare rate · typically $5–$37
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $4 Fair price $9 Cash price $43 Hospital's list price $78
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 | $57 - $65 | 1443% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $4 - $48 | 101% |
| Humanamajor | $4 | 101% |
| HealthPartners | $27 - $69 | 684% |
| Medica | $4 - $27 | 101% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $74 | 1873% |
| UCare | $4 - $69 | 101% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $4 - $27 |
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Other Procedures at St Josephs Area Health Services
Compare: Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) at other MN hospitals
- North Memorial Health Hospital · Robbinsdale $4
- Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center · Duluth $4
- Sanford Worthington Medical Center · Worthington $4
- Alomere Health · Alexandria $4
- Range Regional Health Services · Hibbing $4
- Winona Health Services · Winona $4
- St Lukes Hospital · Duluth $4
- Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital · Saint Louis Park $4
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.