BUN test cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for blood urea nitrogen (BUN) test: from $4.55 to $349.57, with a median of $37.70. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital St Louis (Saint Louis). The highest price is 76.8× 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$4.55Mercy Hospital St Louis
Median$37.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$349.57in Missouri
Lowest saves$33.15vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital St Louis lowest Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $4.55 | $7.00 | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Blood Urea Nitrogen | $6.94 | $8.67 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Assay of urea nitrogen | $7.80 | $26.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Spine Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO BLOOD UREA NITROGEN | $10.00 | $37.94 | — source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO BUN | $11.25 | $25.00 | — source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $11.85 | $19.75 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS POC Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $14.30 | $22.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $14.30 | $22.00 | — source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO UREA NITROGEN QNT | $15.10 | $25.17 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cox Medical Center Branson Branson · Branson, MO ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $17.68 | $77.87 | — source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO UREA NITROGEN LEVEL TO ASSESS KIDNEY FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE | $18.40 | $23.00 | — source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $19.62 | $77.87 | — source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO UREA NITROGEN BLOOD | $20.00 | $20.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO Blood Urea Nitrogen | $20.31 | $81.25 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Association Fairfax · Fairfax, MO ISTAT BUN | $21.00 | $30.00 | Aug 21, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS BUN SERUM OR PLASMA CMH | $22.08 | $46.00 | — source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO BLOOD UREA NITROGEN P31020200 | $23.31 | $38.85 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO UREA NITROGEN,QUAN | $23.41 | $86.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cox-Monett Hospital Monett · Monett, MO ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $23.75 | $77.87 | — source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO UREA NITROGEN/QNT/(BUN) | $24.05 | $37.00 | Sep 10, 2025 source file |
| Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar · Lamar, MO ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $24.84 | $77.87 | — source file |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital Houston · Houston, MO BUN | $24.85 | $35.50 | — source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS BUN | $26.00 | $94.00 | — source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS BLOOD UREA NITROGEN POINT OF CARE | $26.10 | $90.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO Blood Urea Nitrogen | $27.20 | $34.00 | — source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $27.30 | $45.50 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $27.95 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL ASSAY OF UREA NITROGEN | $31.00 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $33.80 | $52.00 | — source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Bun | $36.00 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS 84520 UREA NITROGEN | $36.40 | $52.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $37.70 | $58.00 | — source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO BUN (BLOOD UREA NITROGEN) | $38.75 | $77.50 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL POC Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $39.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS UREA NITROGEN | $42.21 | $105.53 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS UREA NITROGEN | $42.21 | $105.53 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC ASSAY UREA NITROGEN, QUAN - BLOOD UREA NITROGEN | $42.50 | $50.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC ASSAY UREA NITROGEN, QUAN - BLOOD UREA NITROGEN | $42.50 | $50.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Albany Albany · Albany, MO HC ASSAY UREA NITROGEN, QUAN - BLOOD UREA NITROGEN | $42.50 | $50.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville Maryville · Maryville, MO HC ASSAY UREA NITROGEN, QUAN - BLOOD UREA NITROGEN | $42.50 | $50.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $47.45 | $73.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $47.45 | $73.00 | — source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $47.45 | $73.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $48.10 | $74.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $48.10 | $74.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL POC Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $48.75 | $75.00 | — source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO BUN | $50.40 | $72.00 | Oct 24, 2025 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO UREA NITROGEN,QUAN | $50.67 | $211.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $57.20 | $88.00 | — source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO UREA NITROGEN LEVEL TO ASSESS KIDNEY FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE | $58.50 | $78.00 | — source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS BUN | $68.27 | $97.52 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $72.80 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO UREA NITROGEN LEVEL TO ASSESS KIDNEY FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE | $83.53 | $119.33 | — source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative | $86.10 | $107.63 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO BUN | $87.00 | $102.00 | Jan 5, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Bun Blood Urea Nitrogen | $90.35 | $139.00 | — source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO Blood Urea Nitrogen | $116.93 | $556.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington · Kansas City, MO-KS BUN | $156.05 | $156.05 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS BUN | $238.95 | $238.95 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS BUN | $245.93 | $245.93 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Psychiatric Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS BUN | $245.93 | $245.93 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit · Kansas City, MO-KS BUN | $318.55 | $318.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence · Kansas City, MO-KS BUN | $349.57 | $349.57 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 11 | $22.08 | $156.05 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 7 | $4.55 | $31.00 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 4 | $14.30 | $38.00 |
| Springfield, MO | 4 | $18.40 | $33.86 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $36.00 | $63.18 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $15.10 | $19.20 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $42.50 | $42.50 |
| Albany, MO | 1 | $42.50 | $42.50 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $47.45 | $47.45 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $24.05 | $24.05 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $17.68 | $17.68 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $47.45 | $47.45 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $11.85 | $11.85 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $57.20 | $57.20 |
| Fairfax, MO | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $27.30 | $27.30 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $24.85 | $24.85 |
| Kansas City, MO | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $50.67 | $50.67 |
| Lamar, MO | 1 | $24.84 | $24.84 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $72.80 | $72.80 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Monett, MO | 1 | $23.75 | $23.75 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $86.10 | $86.10 |
| Maryville, MO | 1 | $42.50 | $42.50 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $23.41 | $23.41 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $11.25 | $11.25 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $27.95 | $27.95 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $116.93 | $116.93 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $83.53 | $83.53 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $38.75 | $38.75 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $58.50 | $58.50 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $20.31 | $20.31 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $47.45 | $47.45 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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$21.05
- 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$30.53
- Kentucky$45.68
- Louisiana$15.12
- Maine$24.23
- Maryland$5.79
- Massachusetts$27.00
- Michigan$17.12
- Minnesota$44.80
- Mississippi$30.82
- Montana$44.65
- Nebraska$49.87
- Nevada$55.20
- New Hampshire$28.00
- New Jersey$8.00
- New Mexico$82.79
- New York$21.38
- North Carolina$45.24
- North Dakota$36.40
- Ohio$23.38
- Oklahoma$24.60
- Oregon$25.50
- Pennsylvania$29.90
- 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$22.85
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.