Lab tests CPT 84520 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

BUN test cost in Killeen, TX — inpatient

In Killeen-Temple, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test as an inpatient: from $5.90 to $100.88, with a median of $45.00. The lowest listed price is at Seton Medical Center Harker Heights — $39.10 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $58.80 at 292 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 84520, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

Lowest$5.90Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
Median$45.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$100.88in this market
Difference17.1×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 Killeen-Temple, TX.

median
Lowest $5.90Highest $100.88

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights lowest Harker Heights, TX · (254) 690-0900 Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative source file $5.90 $59.00 $3.32–$190.00 90%
Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple, TX · (254) 724-2111 HC REF ARUP COMP 2005661, CPT 84520 File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file $45.00 $75.00 $41.25–$52.50 40%
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple, TX HC REF ARUP COMP 2005661, CPT 84520 File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file $45.00 $75.00 $41.25–$67.50 40%
Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TX HC REF ARUP COMP 2005661, CPT 84520 File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file $45.00 $75.00 $41.25–$52.50 40%
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple, TX HC UREA NITROGEN (BUN), POST DIALYSIS+6 more lines at this price File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file $63.50 $105.84 $58.21–$95.26 40%
Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple, TX HC UREA NITROGEN - QUANTITATIVE+6 more lines at this price File of Jun 13, 2026 · source file $63.50 $105.84 $58.21–$74.09 40%
Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple, TX · (254) 724-2111 HC UREA NITROGEN (BUN), POST DIALYSIS+6 more lines at this price File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file $63.50 $105.84 $58.21–$74.09 40%
AdventHealth Central Texas Killeen, TX · (254) 526-7523 HC BUN - LIVER FIBROSIS CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS FIBROMETER PANEL - ARUP+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $100.88 $100.88 — —
AdventHealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX · (512) 556-3682 HC BLOOD UREA NITROGEN - BUN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $100.88 $100.88 — —
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $5.90, median $45.00, highest $100.88 — a 17.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $45.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 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.