BUN test cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 36 hospitals list a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test: from $14.80 to $190.00, with a median of $58.50. The lowest listed price is at Higgins General Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $43.70 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $30.03 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 36 facilities across 25 cities for code 84520, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Lowest$14.80Higgins General Hospital + 2 more
Median$58.50half pay less
Highest$190.00in this market
Difference12.8×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
median
Lowest $14.80Highest $202.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higgins General Hospital lowest Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $14.80 | $37.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica lowest Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $14.80 | $37.00 | $3.95–$4.74 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton lowest Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $14.80 | $37.00 | $3.95–$4.34 | 60% | — source file |
| Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA · (706) 655-9351 UREA NITROGEN BODY FLUID | $21.00 | $42.00 | $16.00–$36.00 | 50% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta, GA HC BUN | $23.00 | $46.00 | $13.80–$41.40 | 50% | — source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Bun | $28.86 | $96.20 | $0.01–$72.15 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Bun | $28.86 | $96.20 | $0.01–$81.77 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Bun | $28.86 | $96.20 | $3.56–$81.77 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Bun | $28.86 | $96.20 | $0.01–$81.77 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Bun | $28.86 | $96.20 | $0.01–$86.58 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Bun | $28.86 | $96.20 | $0.10–$86.58 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Bun | $28.86 | $96.20 | $0.01–$81.77 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Bun | $28.86 | $96.20 | $0.01–$81.77 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Bun | $28.86 | $96.20 | $0.01–$89.47 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Bun | $28.86 | $96.20 | $0.01–$86.58 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Bun POC | $30.30 | $101.00 | $0.01–$93.93 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Bun POC | $30.30 | $101.00 | $0.01–$85.85 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Bun POC | $30.30 | $101.00 | $0.01–$85.85 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Bun POC | $30.30 | $101.00 | $0.01–$85.85 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Bun POC | $30.30 | $101.00 | $0.01–$75.75 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Bun POC | $30.30 | $101.00 | $3.56–$85.85 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Bun POC | $30.30 | $101.00 | $0.10–$90.90 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Bun POC | $30.30 | $101.00 | $0.01–$85.85 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Bun POC | $31.80 | $106.00 | $0.01–$95.40 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Bun POC | $31.80 | $106.00 | $0.01–$95.40 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA · (706) 655-9351 BUN TEST | $32.00 | $64.00 | $25.00–$56.00 | 50% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA · (706) 655-9351 BUN | $32.00 | $64.00 | $25.00–$56.00 | 50% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 UREA NITROGEN LEVEL TO ASSESS KIDNEY FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE | $33.60 | $84.00 | $3.95–$4.74 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 UREA NITROGEN LEVEL TO ASSESS KIDNEY FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE | $33.60 | $84.00 | $3.95–$4.34 | 60% | — source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 UREA NITROGEN LEVEL TO ASSESS KIDNEY FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE | $33.60 | $84.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $33.60 | $84.00 | $3.95–$4.34 | 60% | — source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative | $58.50 | $150.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative | $58.50 | $150.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative | $58.50 | $150.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative | $58.50 | $150.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative | $58.50 | $150.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative | $58.50 | $150.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative | $58.50 | $150.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative | $58.50 | $150.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative | $58.50 | $150.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | — source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Bun Whole Blood | $190.00 | $190.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Bun Whole Blood | $190.00 | $190.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA Bun Whole Blood | $190.00 | $190.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA Urea Nitrogen; Quantitative | $202.00 | $202.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Urea Nitrogen; Quantitative | $202.00 | $202.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Urea Nitrogen; Quantitative | $202.00 | $202.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $14.80, median $58.50, highest $190.00 — a 12.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $58.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 15 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A BUN test measures urea nitrogen, a waste product removed by the kidneys. It is used with creatinine to check kidney function and hydration.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84520 ($34.48). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale, GAHc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan | $3.00 | file |