CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney)
Facility: Brown County Hospital
Billing Code: 84520 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$15
about 3.8× the $4 Medicare rate · typically $5–$48
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $4 Fair price $15 Cash price $41 Hospital's list price $55
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✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $2 | 51% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $52 | 1316% |
| Aetnamajor | $50 | 1266% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $78 | 1975% |
| Medica | $52 | 1316% |
| Oscar Health | $110 | 2785% |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Brown County Hospital
Compare: Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) at other NE hospitals
- The Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha $4
- Mary Lanning Healthcare · Hastings $4
- Regional West Medical Center · Scottsbluff $4
- Methodist Fremont Health · Fremont $4
- Columbus Community Hospital, Inc · Columbus $4
- Faith Regional Health Services · Norfolk $4
- Midwest Surgical Hospital LLC · Omaha $4
- Fillmore County Hospital · Geneva $4
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.