Lab tests CPT 84520 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

BUN test cost in Grand Rapids, MN — inpatient

In Grand Rapids, MN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test as an inpatient: from $5.10 to $56.90, with a median of $52.54. The lowest listed price is at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital — $47.44 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $44.80 at 80 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 84520, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 28, 2026.

Lowest$5.10Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital

Median$52.54half of hospitals charge less

Highest$56.90in this market

Difference11.2×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 Rapids, MN.

median

Lowest $5.10Highest $56.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MN · (218) 326-3401 HC UREA NITROGEN (BUN) File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file	$5.10	$12.00	$5.46–$11.94	58%
Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids, MN · (218) 326-3401 HC LIVER FIBROSIS BUN File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file	$15.73	$37.00	$16.84–$36.82	57%
Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork, MN · (218) 743-3177 UREA NITROGEN source file	$52.54	$74.00	$3.87–$71.78	29%
Essentia Health Deer River Deer River, MN · (218) 246-4200 ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file	$56.90	$77.00	$30.95–$77.00	26%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $5.10, median $52.54, highest $56.90 — a 11.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $52.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 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.