Lab tests CPT 84520 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

BUN test cost in Atlanta, GA — inpatient

In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 29 hospitals list a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test as an inpatient: from $21.00 to $89.00, with a median of $58.50. The lowest listed price is at Warm Springs Medical Center — $37.50 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $30.03 at 88 hospitals.

Cash prices at 29 facilities across 22 cities for code 84520, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$21.00Warm Springs Medical Center
Median$58.50half pay less
Highest$89.00in this market
Difference4.2×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 $21.00Highest $89.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Warm Springs Medical Center lowest Warm Springs, GA · (706) 655-9351 UREA NITROGEN BODY FLUID $21.00 $42.00 $31.00–$42.00 50% Mar 30, 2026
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Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta, GA HC BUN $23.00 $46.00 $22.54–$39.10 50% —
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Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Bun $28.86 $96.20 $3.56–$81.77 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Bun $28.86 $96.20 $0.01–$89.47 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Bun $28.86 $96.20 $0.01–$72.15 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Bun $28.86 $96.20 $0.01–$81.77 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Bun $28.86 $96.20 $0.01–$81.77 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Bun $28.86 $96.20 $0.01–$81.77 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Bun $28.86 $96.20 $0.10–$86.58 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Bun $28.86 $96.20 $0.01–$86.58 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Bun $28.86 $96.20 $0.01–$86.58 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Bun $28.86 $96.20 $0.01–$81.77 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Bun POC $30.30 $101.00 $0.01–$75.75 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Bun POC $30.30 $101.00 $0.01–$93.93 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Bun POC $30.30 $101.00 $0.01–$85.85 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Bun POC $30.30 $101.00 $0.01–$85.85 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Bun POC $30.30 $101.00 $3.56–$85.85 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Bun POC $30.30 $101.00 $0.01–$85.85 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Bun POC $30.30 $101.00 $0.10–$90.90 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Bun POC $30.30 $101.00 $0.01–$85.85 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Bun POC $31.80 $106.00 $0.01–$95.40 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Bun POC $31.80 $106.00 $0.01–$95.40 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA · (706) 655-9351 BUN TEST $32.00 $64.00 $48.00–$64.00 50% Mar 30, 2026
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Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA · (706) 655-9351 BUN $32.00 $64.00 $48.00–$64.00 50% Mar 30, 2026
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Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative $58.50 $150.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative $58.50 $150.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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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
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Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative $58.50 $150.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative $58.50 $150.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative $58.50 $150.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative $58.50 $150.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative $58.50 $150.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative $58.50 $150.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen $89.00 $89.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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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
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen $89.00 $89.00 — — —
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Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid $89.00 $89.00 — — —
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid $89.00 $89.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen $89.00 $89.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid $89.00 $89.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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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
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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
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Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen $89.00 $89.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid $89.00 $89.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen $89.00 $89.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid $89.00 $89.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen $89.00 $89.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen $89.00 $89.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid $89.00 $89.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $21.00, median $58.50, highest $89.00 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 36 facilities here, median $58.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 12 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.