BUN test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 76 hospitals publish a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test: from $3.85 to $574.26, with a median of $45.68. The lowest price is at University of Kentucky Hospital (Lexington). The highest price is 149.2× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 84520. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.85University of Kentucky Hospital
Median$45.68half pay less
Highest$574.26in Kentucky
Lowest saves$41.83vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital lowest Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Assay Urea Nitrogen, Quan - Urea Nitrogen, Body Fluid???????? | $3.85 | $9.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY UREA NITROGEN BODY FLUID | $4.80 | $8.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY UREA NITROGEN BODY FLUID | $4.80 | $8.00 | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY BUN | $6.50 | $13.00 | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN UREA NITROGEN SRM/BUN | $8.40 | $35.00 | — source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY BLOOD UREA NITROGEN,QUANT | $9.00 | $15.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY BLOOD UREA NITROGEN,QUANT | $9.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY BLOOD UREA NITROGEN,QUANT | $9.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY BLOOD UREA NITROGEN,QUANT | $9.00 | $15.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $9.10 | $14.00 | Apr 23, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $9.10 | $14.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY BUN | $11.70 | $18.00 | — source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB BUN | $11.85 | $11.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB UREA NITROGEN BLOOD | $16.88 | $42.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $18.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY URR | $18.40 | $23.00 | — source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC FIBROMETER UREA NITROGEN QUANT | $18.80 | $40.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $19.35 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB UREA NITROGEN BLOOD | $19.79 | $42.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC BUN B | $22.32 | $72.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Urea nitrogen; quantitative | $30.98 | $77.45 | — source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG RTBUN | $31.66 | $79.14 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $31.95 | $71.00 | — source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $34.10 | $34.10 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY BUN | $34.88 | $46.50 | — source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC LAB UREA NITROGEN BLOOD | $35.33 | $99.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Urea nitrogen; quantitative | $39.91 | $99.78 | — source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $40.28 | $106.00 | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC LAB UREA NITROGEN BLOOD | $41.46 | $86.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC LAB UREA NITROGEN BLOOD | $42.01 | $99.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC LAB UREA NITROGEN BLOOD | $43.62 | $119.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB BUN | $45.00 | $225.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BUN | $45.00 | $225.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BUN | $45.00 | $225.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BUN | $45.00 | $225.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BUN | $45.00 | $225.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB BUN | $45.00 | $225.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL BUN | $45.60 | $76.00 | — source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $45.75 | $61.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $46.61 | $62.14 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $46.61 | $62.14 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $46.61 | $62.14 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $46.61 | $62.14 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $46.61 | $62.14 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $46.61 | $62.14 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $46.61 | $62.14 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Urea nitrogen; quantitative | $47.25 | $118.13 | — source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY BUN | $48.60 | $81.00 | — source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY UREA NITROGEN LEVEL TO ASSESS KIDNEY FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE | $49.88 | $71.25 | — source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Assay of Urea Nitrogen Quantitative | $50.40 | $84.00 | — source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY UREA NITROGEN OTHER | $51.80 | $51.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY BUN SERUM | $52.80 | $88.00 | — source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Urea nitrogen; quantitative | $53.46 | $133.64 | — source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Urea nitrogen; quantitative | $53.54 | $133.85 | — source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Urea nitrogen; quantitative | $59.42 | $148.56 | — source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY BUN SERUM AMB | $63.00 | $105.00 | — source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY BUN SERUM | $64.20 | $107.00 | — source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY BUN SERUM | $71.40 | $119.00 | — source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY BUN SERUM | $72.00 | $120.00 | — source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $73.50 | $147.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY BUN SERUM | $73.80 | $123.00 | — source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY BUN SERUM | $73.80 | $123.00 | — source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY BUN SERUM | $73.80 | $123.00 | — source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY BUN SERUM | $75.00 | $125.00 | — source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $76.86 | $92.60 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC So Bun | $79.20 | $132.00 | — source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $79.30 | $122.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $79.80 | $105.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY BUN SERUM | $82.20 | $137.00 | — source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Urea nitrogen; quantitative | $87.15 | $217.88 | — source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Urea nitrogen; quantitative | $94.32 | $235.81 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC BUN - LIVER FIBROSIS CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS FIBROMETER PANEL - ARUP | $100.88 | $100.88 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY BUN | $115.99 | $193.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $116.14 | $193.57 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $343.82 | $573.04 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY BUN | $574.26 | $574.26 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $8.40 | $45.00 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 8 | $3.85 | $43.26 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $35.33 | $49.70 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $4.80 | $73.80 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $41.46 | $48.50 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $45.60 | $46.61 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $31.66 | $187.74 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $34.10 | $49.15 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $34.88 | $34.88 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $48.60 | $48.60 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $9.10 | $9.10 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $49.88 | $49.88 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $11.85 | $11.85 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $22.32 | $22.32 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $46.61 | $46.61 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $30.98 | $30.98 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $51.80 | $51.80 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $9.10 | $9.10 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $73.50 | $73.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $4.80 | $4.80 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $6.50 | $6.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $82.20 | $82.20 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $9.00 | $9.00 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $116.14 | $116.14 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $94.32 | $94.32 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $18.40 | $18.40 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $59.42 | $59.42 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $11.70 | $11.70 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $45.75 | $45.75 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $18.80 | $18.80 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $47.25 | $47.25 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $43.62 | $43.62 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $79.30 | $79.30 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $115.99 | $115.99 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $76.86 | $76.86 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $73.80 | $73.80 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $71.40 | $71.40 |
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.
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test in other states
- Alabama$29.00
- Alaska$48.38
- Arizona$23.21
- Arkansas$24.45
- California$36.71
- Colorado$62.50
- Connecticut$24.00
- Delaware$51.85
- District of Columbia$33.00
- Florida$44.88
- Georgia$30.03
- Hawaii$36.80
- Idaho$35.94
- Illinois$52.00
- Indiana$24.00
- Iowa$33.60
- Kansas$31.10
- Louisiana$16.80
- Maine$24.23
- Maryland$5.79
- Massachusetts$27.00
- Michigan$17.48
- Minnesota$44.80
- Mississippi$30.82
- Missouri$37.70
- Montana$44.65
- Nebraska$49.87
- Nevada$55.20
- New Hampshire$28.00
- New Jersey$8.00
- New Mexico$82.79
- New York$21.70
- North Carolina$45.24
- North Dakota$35.95
- Ohio$23.38
- Oklahoma$24.60
- Oregon$25.50
- Pennsylvania$28.75
- Puerto Rico$15.00
- Rhode Island$23.90
- South Carolina$50.00
- South Dakota$62.40
- Tennessee$24.17
- Texas$58.80
- Utah$79.56
- Vermont$41.94
- Virginia$52.20
- Washington$36.20
- West Virginia$27.00
- Wisconsin$25.74
- Wyoming$25.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.