Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney)
Facility: Primary Children's Hospital
Billing Code: 84520 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 84520
- Insurance Median: $37
- Cash Discount Price: $102
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 9.37x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $3.95 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 937% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 837%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Health Plan Of Nevada | $3 - $4 | 76% |
| American Health | $4 - $131 | 101% |
| Healthy U | $4 | 101% |
| Molina | $4 - $192 | 101% |
| Selecthealth | $4 - $192 | 101% |
| Southwest Behavioral Health | $4 | 101% |
| Tricare | $4 | 101% |
| Triwest | $4 | 101% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $4 - $192 | 101% |
| Donor Connect | $15 - $91 | 380% |
| Aetna | $30 - $195 | 759% |
| Awh Connected | $30 - $195 | 759% |
| Byu Athletics | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Campbell Scientific | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Cigna | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Deseret Mutual | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Emi | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Emi Health | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| First Choice | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| First Choice Of The Midwest | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Franklin County | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Global Excel | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Health Utah | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Humana | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Hygeia Corporation | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Ifit | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Juniper Systems | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Lw Miller | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Managed Care Admin | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Medcare International | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Motivhealth | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Pehp | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Prodegi Corp Benefit | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Tanner Llc | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Uofu | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Utah Tech | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Wise Network | $30 - $192 | 759% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $31 - $197 | 785% |
| First Health | $31 - $195 | 785% |
| Springtide | $31 - $197 | 785% |
| Utah Behavioral Health Network | $35 - $185 | 886% |
| Altius Mhnet Behavioral Health | $38 - $202 | 962% |