BUN test cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test: from $5.88 to $101.40, with a median of $36.54. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa — $30.66 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $49.87 at 52 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 7 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa lowest Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC RHC BUN LEVEL | $5.88 | $12.00 | $3.95–$11.76 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Blood Urea Nitrogen | $9.00 | $30.00 | $3.83–$21.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Blood Urea Nitrogen | $10.80 | $30.00 | $3.83–$21.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Blood Urea Nitrogen | $10.80 | $30.00 | $3.83–$21.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $15.75 | $21.00 | $3.95–$8.06 | 25% | — source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair, NE · (402) 426-1502 Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $36.27 | $45.33 | $1.79–$44.43 | 20% | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC BUN | $36.54 | $87.00 | $3.83–$73.95 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC BUN | $36.54 | $87.00 | $3.83–$73.95 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC BUN | $36.54 | $87.00 | $3.83–$73.95 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC BUN | $36.54 | $87.00 | $3.83–$73.95 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE HC BUN | $36.54 | $87.00 | $3.83–$73.95 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC BUN | $36.54 | $87.00 | $3.83–$73.95 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC POCT BUN | $39.90 | $95.00 | $3.83–$80.75 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE HC POCT BUN | $39.90 | $95.00 | $3.83–$80.75 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC POCT BUN | $39.90 | $95.00 | $3.83–$80.75 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC POCT BUN | $39.90 | $95.00 | $3.83–$80.75 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC POCT BUN | $39.90 | $95.00 | $3.83–$80.75 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC POCT BUN | $39.90 | $95.00 | $3.83–$80.75 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC POCT BUN | $43.12 | $88.00 | $3.95–$86.24 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC BUN | $45.08 | $92.00 | $3.95–$90.16 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 UREA NITROGEN - BUN | $54.00 | $72.00 | — | 25% | — source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $101.40 | $156.00 | $3.95–$402.87 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $101.40 | $156.00 | $3.95–$402.87 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.88, median $36.54, highest $101.40 — a 17.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $36.54. 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.