BUN test cost in Syracuse, NY — inpatient
In Syracuse, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test as an inpatient: from $9.79 to $31.00, with a median of $14.95. The lowest listed price is at Community Memorial Hospital — $5.16 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $21.06 at 107 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 84520, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and May 19, 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 Syracuse, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital lowest Hamilton, NY · (315) 824-1100 84520 Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative_03 File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $9.79 | $12.24 | $3.06–$9.18 | 20% |
| Community Memorial Hospital Hamilton, NY · (315) 824-1100 84520 Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative_02 File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $10.61 | $13.26 | $3.32–$9.94 | 20% |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY · (315) 448-5111 HC Urea Nitrogen Body Fluid File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $14.95 | $23.00 | $3.41–$20.70 | 35% |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY · (315) 448-5111 HC Urea Nitrogen File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $40.00 | $3.41–$36.00 | 35% |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY · (315) 470-7449 84520 ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN QUANTITATIVE_01+1 more line at this price File of May 19, 2026 · source file | $31.00 | $31.00 | — | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital Hamilton, NY · (315) 824-1100 84520 Assay Of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative_01 File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $143.28 | $179.10 | $3.87–$134.32 | 20% |
Inpatient: lowest $9.79, median $14.95, highest $31.00 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $14.95 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84520 ($33.60). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Community Memorial Hospital Hamilton, NYCM 84520 .BUN + CREAT PANEL_2 | $2.45 | file |