Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney)
Facility: St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Billing Code: 84520 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) is about $5 (about 1.3× the $4 Medicare rate). St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus charges insurers about $6, or about $97 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Stroudsburg, PA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $5. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 | $4 - $14 | 101% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $4 - $30 | 101% |
| Aetnamajor | $4 - $15 | 101% |
| Cignamajor | $32 | 810% |
| Humanamajor | $4 | 101% |
| AmeriHealth | $7 | 177% |
| Geisinger | $4 - $33 | 101% |
| Oscar Health | $30 | 759% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $4 - $32 | 101% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $8 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Compare: Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) at other PA hospitals
- Saint Vincent Hospital · Erie $4
- UPMC Jameson · New Castle $4
- Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital · Philadelphia $4
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $4
- St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus · Quakertown $4
- Uniontown Hospital · Uniontown $4
- Washington Hospital, The · Washington $4
- UPMC Williamsport · Williamsport $4
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.