BUN test cost in Huntington, WV
In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test: from $31.66 to $343.82, with a median of $81.39. The lowest listed price is at King's Daughters' Medical Center — $49.73 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $27.00 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 84520, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Sep 17, 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG POCT BUN | $31.66 | $79.14 | $2.96–$71.23 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG FIBROMETER UREA NITROGEN (ARUP) | $31.66 | $79.14 | $2.96–$71.23 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG UREA NITROGEN | $31.66 | $79.14 | $2.96–$71.23 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG RTBUN | $31.66 | $79.14 | $2.96–$71.23 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center lowest Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG BLOOD UREA NIT | $31.66 | $79.14 | $2.96–$71.23 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Blood Urea Nitrogen | $33.78 | $33.78 | $28.31–$33.78 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 BUN Post | $33.78 | $33.78 | $28.31–$33.78 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Urea Nitrogen fluid | $33.78 | $33.78 | $28.31–$33.78 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Urea Nitrogen urine | $33.78 | $33.78 | $28.31–$33.78 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 BUN Post | $129.00 | $129.00 | $108.13–$129.00 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Blood Urea Nitrogen | $129.00 | $129.00 | $108.13–$129.00 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Urea Nitrogen fluid | $144.87 | $144.87 | $121.43–$144.87 | — | — source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa, KY · (606) 638-9451 Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $343.82 | $573.04 | $3.35–$601.69 | 40% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $31.66, median $81.39, highest $343.82 — a 10.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $33.78. 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 2 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.