Lab tests CPT 84520 Outpatient

BUN test cost in Grand Junction, CO

In Grand Junction, CO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test: from $21.28 to $26.60, with a median of $23.94. The lowest listed price is at Community Hospital — $2.66 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $62.50 at 47 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 84520, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$21.28Community Hospital

Median$23.94half of hospitals charge less

Highest$26.60in this market

Difference1.2×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 Grand Junction, CO.

median

Lowest $21.28Highest $26.88

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Community Hospital lowest Grand Junction, CO · (970) 644-3011 ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN source file	$21.28	$38.00	$3.36–$4.34	44%
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC UREA NITROGEN QUANT source file	$26.60	$38.00	—	30%
Community Hospital Grand Junction, CO · (970) 644-3011 UREA NITROGEN LEVEL TO ASSESS KIDNEY FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE source file	$26.88	$48.00	$3.36–$4.34	44%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $21.28, median $23.94, highest $26.60 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $26.60. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.