CPT 84540 · 1,594 hospitals reporting

Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function; urine

The same procedure costs $50 at one hospital and $725 at another — a 15× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $68.12.

Cheapest published

$50

678 entries below $50 already filtered. Remaining low values usually reflect partial-cost line items (professional fee only), not full bills.

Median across 1,594 hospitals

$68.12

The realistic middle of the cash-price distribution. Use this as your benchmark.

Most expensive

$725

Highest published price. Often a gross-charge "list price" rarely actually paid.

Price distribution

314 hospitals · log-scale x-axis

Each bar = number of hospitals charging in that price range. Emerald bar contains the median. Amber dots = entries we flagged as likely partial-cost line items (excluded from the table below).

Filter by state

Filter by your insurance

Sort

Why some prices look unrealistically low or high

Hospitals publish their machine-readable files (MRFs) the way they choose. A single procedure code can appear with very different prices depending on what's being charged:

Global price — facility + implant + anesthesia + surgeon. This is what you'd actually be billed.
Professional fee only — surgeon's portion. Often $500–$2,500 for a major procedure that costs $20K+ globally.
Facility fee only — operating room and recovery, no implant or surgeon.
Per-unit / per-minute charges — e.g. anesthesia time billed at $0.68/min appearing under a CPT code.
Rate multipliers — values like 0.85 meaning "85% of Medicare" rather than dollars.

We filter the most obvious artifacts (under $50, or 25× above the median), but rows in the $500–$2K range for a major procedure are typically professional-only and we can't always tell. Use the median and high-end as the realistic range; treat very low rows as partial-cost line items, not full bills.

500 hospitals reporting

Hospital	State	Gross	Cash price	Min negotiated	Max negotiated	Your insurer
MOSAIC LIFE CARE AT ST JOSEPH	MO	$80	$68	—	—	5 insurers
MOSAIC MEDICAL CENTER ALBANY	MO	$80	$68	—	—	5 insurers
HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL	MI	$91	$68.25	$5.56	$93	5 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL - SALT LAKE	UT	$171	$68.4	—	—	5 insurers
HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL-DAVIS	UT	$171	$68.4	—	—	5 insurers
ARH OUR LADY OF THE WAY	KY	$113	$67.8	—	—	5 insurers
MORGAN COUNTY ARH HOSPITAL	KY	$113	$67.8	—	—	5 insurers
ROANE GENERAL HOSPITAL	WV	$113	$67.8	—	—	5 insurers
AdventHealth Palm Coast	FL	$123	$67.63	$1.45	$111	5 insurers
TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER	TX	$90	$67.5	—	—	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TX	$135	$67.47	$4.67	$128	5 insurers
TEXAS HEALTH HUGULEY HOSPITAL FORT WORTH SOUTH	TX	$135	$67.47	$4.67	$128	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TX	$135	$67.47	$4.67	$128	5 insurers
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	TX	$135	$67.47	$4.67	$128	5 insurers
RED BAY HOSPITAL	AL	$120	$67.2	—	—	3 insurers
SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$120	$67.2	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - WALNUT CREEK	CA	$120	$67.2	—	—	3 insurers
SUTTER MEDICAL CENTER, SACRAMENTO	CA	$120	$67.2	—	—	3 insurers
SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER	CA	$120	$67.2	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - REDWOOD CITY	CA	$120	$67.2	—	—	3 insurers
FRESNO SURGICAL HOSPITAL	CA	$120	$67.2	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL MANTECA	CA	$120	$67.2	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN LEANDRO	CA	$120	$67.2	—	—	3 insurers
MT SAN RAFAEL HOSPITAL	CO	$120	$67.2	—	—	3 insurers
SANTA ROSA MEDICAL CENTER	FL	$120	$67.2	—	—	3 insurers
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SOUTH, INC.	IN	$120	$67.2	—	—	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL WESTSIDE	OR	$120	$67.2	—	—	3 insurers
BEEBE MEDICAL CENTER	DE	$79	$67.15	—	—	1 insurers
LOS ALAMOS MEDICAL CENTER	NM	$116	$69.36	—	—	1 insurers
ADVENTHEALTH FISH MEMORIAL	FL	$126	$69.4	$2.95	$114	5 insurers
SANFORD THIEF RIVER FALLS MEDICAL CENTER	MN	$87	$69.6	—	—	5 insurers
JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER	KY	$212	$65.72	—	—	5 insurers
FAULKTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER	SD	$79	$71.1	—	—	1 insurers
FAULKTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER	SD	$79	$71.1	—	—	0 insurers
FAULKTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER	SD	$79	$71.1	—	—	0 insurers
ST LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	ID	$204	$71.4	$91.8	$204	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	ID	$204	$71.4	$4	$204	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL	TX	$204	$71.4	$87.72	$204	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S THE WOODLANDS HOSPITAL	TX	$204	$71.4	$4	$204	5 insurers
ST LUKE'S SUGAR LAND HOSPITAL	TX	$204	$71.4	$87.72	$204	5 insurers