CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney)
Facility: South Brooklyn Health
Billing Code: 84520 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$13
about 3.3× the $4 Medicare rate · typically $5–$44
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $4 Fair price $13 Hospital's list price $17
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $6 - $57 | 152% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13 - $102 | 329% |
| Aetnamajor | $3 - $12 | 76% |
| Cignamajor | $10 | 253% |
| Fidelis Care | $4 - $102 | 101% |
| MagnaCare | $5 | 127% |
| Oscar Health | $6 | 152% |
| WellCare | $10 | 253% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $3 - $102 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at South Brooklyn Health
Compare: Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) at other NY hospitals
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown $3
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $3
- Kaleida Health · Buffalo $4
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $4
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center · Jamaica $4
- New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. · Brooklyn $4
- Nassau University Medical Center · East Meadow $4
- St Mary's Healthcare · Amsterdam $4
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.