BUN test cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 13 hospitals list a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test: from $10.06 to $110.46, with a median of $28.98. The lowest listed price is at Magee General Hospital — $18.92 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $30.82 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 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 Apr 30, 2025 and May 27, 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 Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magee General Hospital lowest Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 BUN | $10.06 | $29.00 | $3.56–$6.22 | 65% | — source file |
| UMMC Holmes County Lexington, MS · (662) 834-1321 84520 UREA NITROGEN LEVEL TO ASSESS KIDNEY FUNCTION | $12.00 | $30.00 | $3.67–$30.00 | 60% | — source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $14.00 | $14.00 | $0.55–$100.00 | — | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 UREA NITROGEN FLUID | $23.37 | $57.00 | $3.95–$51.30 | 59% | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 UREA NITROGEN BLOOD | $23.37 | $57.00 | $3.95–$51.30 | 59% | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 84520 UREA NITROGEN LEVEL TO ASSESS KIDNEY FUNCTION | $24.80 | $62.00 | $3.67–$55.80 | 60% | — source file |
| UMMC - Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 84520 UREA NITROGEN LEVEL TO ASSESS KIDNEY FUNCTION | $24.80 | $62.00 | $3.56–$46.50 | 60% | — source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC UREA NITROGEN, BLOOD | $28.98 | $46.00 | $3.56–$36.80 | 37% | — source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 UREA NITROGEN BLOOD | $34.23 | $163.00 | $2.31–$130.40 | 79% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 UREA NITROGEN FLUID | $34.23 | $163.00 | $2.31–$130.40 | 79% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall, MS · (601) 847-2221 Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $37.94 | $54.20 | $3.38–$46.07 | 30% | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 Urea Nitrogen Body Fluid | $50.70 | $338.00 | $3.36–$500.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 Blood Urea Nitrogen | $50.70 | $338.00 | $3.36–$500.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 Blood Urea Nitrogen | $75.45 | $503.00 | $3.56–$503.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 Blood Urea Nitrogen | $76.68 | $426.00 | $3.56–$426.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood, MS Blood Urea Nitrogen | $110.46 | $526.00 | $3.56–$526.00 | 79% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.06, median $28.98, highest $110.46 — a 11.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $67.82. 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 12 of 13 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MSUrea Nitrogen Body Fluid | $0.41 | file |