CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney)
Facility: Piedmont Medical Center
Billing Code: 84520 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$12
about 3.0× the $4 Medicare rate · typically $5–$32
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $4 Fair price $12 Cash price $23 Hospital's list price $30
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 | $4 | 101% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $12 - $38 | 304% |
| Aetnamajor | $1 - $29 | 25% |
| Cignamajor | $33 | 835% |
| Humanamajor | $28 - $38 | 709% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $5 | 127% |
| Molina | $28 - $38 | 709% |
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Other Procedures at Piedmont Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) at other SC hospitals
- Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital · Seneca $4
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- Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital · Simpsonville $4
- Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital · Clinton $4
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $4
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.