BUN test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test: from $3.60 to $445.00, with a median of $71.90. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $68.30 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $58.80 at 292 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 2 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 Aug 6, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 POCT BUN | $3.60 | $18.00 | $3.85–$14.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 UREA NITROGEN QUANTITATIVE | $3.60 | $18.00 | $3.85–$14.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 BUN SERUM | $3.60 | $18.00 | $3.85–$14.40 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 ED-BUN SERUM | $3.60 | $18.00 | $3.85–$14.40 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CHEM UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $3.70 | $18.48 | $1.42–$200.85 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CHEM UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $3.70 | $18.48 | $1.42–$200.85 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $4.40 | $22.00 | $1.42–$1,541.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LES UREA NITROGEN QUANTITATIVE | $8.48 | $42.42 | $1.42–$1,541.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LES UREA NITROGEN QUANTITATIVE | $8.48 | $42.42 | $1.42–$1,541.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN UREA NITROGEN QUANTITATIVE | $8.48 | $42.42 | $1.42–$1,541.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LEN UREA NITROGEN QUANTITATIVE | $8.48 | $42.42 | $1.42–$1,541.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LEN UREA NITROGEN QTITATIVE | $8.51 | $42.53 | $1.42–$1,541.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN UREA NITROGEN QTITATIVE | $8.51 | $42.53 | $1.42–$1,541.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH UREA NITROGEN QUANTITATIVE | $8.75 | $43.74 | $1.42–$1,541.19 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX UREA NITROGEN QUANTITATIVE | $9.07 | $45.36 | $1.42–$200.85 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 UREA NITROGEN QUANTITATIVE | $9.07 | $45.36 | $1.42–$200.85 | 80% | — source file |
| Las Palmas Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 BUN | $59.00 | $59.00 | $40.71 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of El Paso El Paso, TX Urea Nitrogen | $84.80 | $84.80 | $3.40–$72.08 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Rehab East El Paso, TX BUN | $334.00 | $334.00 | $230.46 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Las Palmas Rehab El Paso, TX BUN | $445.00 | $445.00 | $26.70–$422.75 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Del Sol Medical Center El Paso, TX · (915) 521-1200 BUN | $445.00 | $445.00 | $307.05 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3.60, median $71.90, highest $445.00 — a 123.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3.70. 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 3 of 8 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.
16 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84520 ($34.80). 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.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH CHEM UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT LAB | $2.24 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSH SPEC CHEM UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $2.24 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXYSL UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $2.88 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXNE NE UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $2.88 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXLWS UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $2.88 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXLES UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $2.88 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXLEN UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $2.88 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXSPEC CHEM UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $2.88 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXCHEM UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT LAB | $2.88 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXYSL UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $2.88 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXNE NE UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $2.88 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXLWS UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $2.88 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXLES UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $2.88 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXSPEC CHEM UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $2.88 | file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXLEN UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT | $2.88 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXCHEM UREA NITROGEN QUANTITAT LAB | $2.88 | file |