Lab tests CPT 84520 Outpatient

BUN test cost in Hobbs, NM

In Hobbs, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test: from $86.52 to $86.52, with a median of $86.52. Across New Mexico, the median is $82.79 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84520, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$86.52Covenant Hospital Hobbs
Median$86.52half pay less
Highest$86.52in this market
Difference1.0×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 Hobbs, NM.

median
Lowest $86.52Highest $86.52

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Covenant Hospital Hobbs lowest Hobbs, NM · (575) 492-5000 HC BUN $86.52 $206.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Covenant Hospital Hobbs lowest Hobbs, NM · (575) 492-5000 HC ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN QUANTITATIVE LAB $86.52 $206.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $86.52, median $86.52, highest $86.52.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $86.52. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.