BUN test cost in Shreveport, LA
In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test: from $6.76 to $9.48, with a median of $7.28. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport — $0.52 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $16.80 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 84520, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC UREA NITROGEN, BLOOD | $6.76 | $26.00 | $1.98–$19.50 | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC UREA NITROGEN, BLOOD-ISTAT | $6.76 | $26.00 | $1.98–$19.50 | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC UREA NITROGEN, BODY FLUIDS - RL | $6.76 | $26.00 | $1.98–$19.50 | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC UREA NITROGEN, BLOOD | $7.28 | $26.00 | $1.98–$18.20 | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC UREA NITROGEN, BLOOD-ISTAT | $7.28 | $26.00 | $1.98–$18.20 | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC UREA NITROGEN, BODY FLUIDS - RL | $7.28 | $26.00 | $1.98–$18.20 | 72% | — source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Bun (Urea Nitrogen) Quant | $9.48 | $11.85 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 212-4000 Bun (Urea Nitro) Qt Bf-M | $47.42 | $59.28 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.76, median $7.28, highest $9.48 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $8.38. 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 2 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.