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Urea Nitrogen Level to Assess Kidney Function, Quantitative Cost in California
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 226 California hospitals. CPT 84520. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $19.04
📉 Low $1.20
📈 High $379
🏥 226 hospitals
🏛️ 168 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — California
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 226 hospitals.
Billed more than $19.04 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | Health Net | Kaiser | UHC | Cigna | MultiPlan | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMDALE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PALMDALE |
$1.20 | — | $23.75 | — | — | — | $1.08 | $2.70 | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL OF FOLSOM FOLSOM |
$1.23 | $1.74 | $3.15 | $3.15 | $1.30 | $3.15 | $8.76 | $2.59 | $3.15 |
| DESERT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PALM SPRINGS |
$1.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIERRA NEVADA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GRASS VALLEY |
$1.72 | $2.46 | $3.15 | $3.15 | $2.43 | $2.12 | $2.75 | $3.09 | $3.15 |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER RANCHO MIRAGE |
$1.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTHRIDGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER NORTHRIDGE |
$1.98 | — | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $7.21 | $5.66 | $3.95 |
| CORONA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CORONA |
$2.00 | — | $4.73 | — | $1.62 | $4.74 | $1.80 | $4.50 | — |
| SOUTHWEST HEALTHCARE RANCHO SPRINGS HOSPITAL TEMECULA |
$2.00 | — | $23.75 | — | $1.49 | $3.61 | $1.80 | $4.50 | — |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL MISSION OAKS LOS GATOS |
$2.13 | $4.03 | $3.95 | — | — | — | $1.70 | $1.38 | $1.49 |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL BREA BREA |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WEST COVINA |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL ONTARIO ONTARIO |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SOUTH BAY GARDENA |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL SANTA ANA SANTA ANA |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL BALDWIN PARK BALDWIN PARK |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL RIVERSIDE PERRIS |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES LOS ANGELES |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL RANCHO RANCHO CUCAMONGA |
$2.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DIGNITY HEALTH GLENDALE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER GLENDALE |
$2.31 | $1.42 | $7.07 | $1.77 | $3.96 | $3.95 | $8.82 | $5.66 | $3.95 |
| ST. BERNARDINE MEDICAL CENTER SAN BERNARDINO |
$2.36 | $1.84 | $7.07 | $3.95 | $2.13 | $3.95 | $11.34 | $5.66 | $3.95 |
| TRI-CITY MEDICAL CENTER OCEANSIDE |
$2.40 | $8.39 | $3.95 | $5.93 | — | — | $74.00 | $3.95 | — |
| SEQUOIA HOSPITAL REDWOOD CITY |
$2.58 | $1.56 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $13.76 | $5.80 | $3.95 |
| UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER SACRAMENTO |
$2.73 | $3.95 | — | $3.95 | — | $4.10 | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF SAN BERNARDINO SAN BERNARDINO |
$2.77 | $1.42 | $7.07 | $6.84 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $11.34 | $5.66 | $3.95 |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL-BAKERSFIELD BAKERSFIELD |
$2.77 | $3.95 | $60.00 | $3.15 | — | $80.00 | — | — | — |
| FRENCH HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN LUIS OBISPO |
$2.78 | $3.40 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $11.98 | $6.93 | $3.95 |
| ST. JOHN'S HOSPITAL CAMARILLO CAMARILLO |
$2.94 | $3.19 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $10.49 | $5.66 | $3.95 |
| DESERT VALLEY HOSPITAL VICTORVILLE |
$3.00 | $3.61 | $3.95 | $3.86 | — | $3.95 | — | — | — |
| WEST ANAHEIM MEDICAL CENTER ANAHEIM |
$3.00 | $3.95 | $5.05 | $3.86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTINELA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER INGLEWOOD |
$3.00 | $3.61 | $5.05 | $3.61 | — | — | — | $5.20 | — |
| HUNTINGTON BEACH HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON BEACH |
$3.00 | $3.95 | — | $3.86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN DIMAS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SAN DIMAS |
$3.00 | $3.61 | $5.05 | $3.86 | — | $3.95 | — | — | — |
| CHINO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER CHINO |
$3.00 | $3.61 | $5.05 | $3.86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER ENCINO |
$3.00 | $3.61 | $5.05 | $3.61 | — | — | — | $5.05 | — |
| ST. FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER LYNWOOD |
$3.00 | $3.79 | $5.93 | $3.61 | $3.61 | $3.95 | — | $5.05 | — |
| SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL SHERMAN OAKS |
$3.00 | $3.61 | $5.05 | $3.61 | — | — | — | $4.60 | — |
| GARDEN GROVE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER GARDEN GROVE |
$3.00 | $3.95 | $5.05 | $3.86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PARADISE VALLEY HOSPITAL NATIONAL CITY |
$3.00 | $3.95 | $3.61 | $3.86 | — | $3.61 | — | — | — |
| MONTCLAIR HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTCLAIR |
$3.00 | $3.61 | — | $3.86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| LA PALMA INTERCOMMUNITY HOSPITAL LA PALMA |
$3.00 | $3.61 | $5.05 | $3.86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHASTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER REDDING |
$3.00 | $3.95 | $5.05 | $3.95 | — | $5.51 | — | — | — |
| DIGNITY HEALTH - MARIAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SANTA MARIA |
$3.03 | $4.46 | $3.95 | $6.84 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $10.19 | $6.93 | $3.95 |
| ARROYO GRANDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ARROYO GRANDE |
$3.03 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $6.84 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $10.19 | $6.93 | $3.95 |
| ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER BOX 887 |
$3.05 | $2.69 | $7.07 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $5.66 | $3.95 |
| ST. JOHN'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OXNARD |
$3.10 | $3.19 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $10.49 | $5.52 | $3.95 |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER REDDING REDDING |
$3.59 | $2.83 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $5.66 | $6.93 | $3.95 |
| UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY FOUNTAIN VALLEY |
$4.08 | $4.15 | $3.95 | $4.03 | $4.54 | — | — | — | — |
| ST. ELIZABETH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL RED BLUFF |
$4.13 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $5.17 | $6.93 | $3.95 |
| ANAHEIM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ANAHEIM |
$4.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER MODESTO |
$4.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HUNTINGTON PARK HUNTINGTON PARK |
$4.49 | $2.53 | — | $3.95 | — | $1.66 | $1.75 | $2.92 | — |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF GARDENA GARDENA |
$4.49 | $2.53 | — | $3.95 | — | $1.66 | $1.75 | $2.92 | $3.95 |
| COAST PLAZA HOSPITAL NORWALK |
$4.49 | $2.53 | — | $3.95 | — | $1.66 | $1.75 | $2.92 | — |
| EAST LOS ANGELES DOCTORS HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES |
$4.49 | $2.53 | — | $3.95 | — | $1.66 | $1.75 | $2.92 | $3.95 |
| POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER POMONA |
$4.54 | $31.92 | $40.21 | — | — | — | $11.26 | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL PARAMOUNT PARAMOUNT |
$4.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAN GORGONIO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BANNING |
$4.80 | $3.95 | $53.40 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $29.10 | — | — |
| ST. JOSEPH'S MEDICAL CENTER OF STOCKTON STOCKTON |
$5.00 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $11.16 | $3.57 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $13.94 | $3.95 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 84520, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $33.80 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $19.04 for this?
That is the median of what the 226 California hospitals above publish for Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative cost in California?
- Cash prices for urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative (CPT 84520) in California range from $1.20 to $379, with a median of $19.04. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function, quantitative in California?
- The cheapest California hospital published cash price for this procedure is $1.20. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each California facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 84520 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.