In Yuba City, CA, 1 hospital
lists a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test:
from $106.00 to
$106.00, with a median of
$106.00.
Across California, the median is $36.71 at
199 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1
facility
for code 84520,
as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys.
Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files
themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and
Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$106.00Sutter Surgical Hospital - North Valley
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
Outpatient:
lowest $106.00, median $106.00,
highest $106.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is
billed by 1
facility here, median
$106.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and
are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same
purchase.
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.