BUN test cost in Palm Bay, FL — inpatient
In Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test as an inpatient: from $11.00 to $11.85, with a median of $11.00. The lowest listed price is at Cape Canaveral Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $44.88 at 167 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 84520, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Canaveral Hospital lowest Cocoa Beach, FL · (321) 799-7111 HC ASSAY UREA NITROGEN QUAN - BLOOD UREA NITROGEN File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $44.00 | $26.40–$41.80 | 75% |
| Viera Hospital lowest Melbourne, FL · (321) 434-9000 HC ASSAY UREA NITROGEN QUAN - BLOOD UREA NITROGEN File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $44.00 | $26.40–$41.80 | 75% |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center lowest Melbourne, FL · (321) 434-7000 HC ASSAY UREA NITROGEN QUAN - BLOOD UREA NITROGEN File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $44.00 | $26.40–$41.80 | 75% |
| Palm Bay Hospital lowest Palm Bay, FL · (321) 434-8000 HC ASSAY UREA NITROGEN QUAN - BLOOD UREA NITROGEN File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $44.00 | $26.40–$41.80 | 75% |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, FL · (321) 752-1200 Hb Bun-Body Fluid-Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11.85 | $29.62 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, FL · (321) 752-1200 Hb Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Poct Urea (Bun) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.00 | $80.00 | — | 60% |
Inpatient: lowest $11.00, median $11.00, highest $11.85 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $11.00 — 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 4 it is 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84520 ($34.29). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, FLHb Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Blood Urea Nitrogen | $3.20 | file |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, FLHb Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Post-Dialysis Bun (Blood Urea Nitrogen) | $3.20 | file |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, FLHb Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Pre-Dialysis Bun (Blood Urea Nitrogen) | $3.20 | file |