Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
SJM-UREA NITROGEN BLOOD
Merced, CA
See all hospitals reporting CPT 84520 →Price type
Dignity Health’s median price of $5 is 40% below the median hospital's median price ($8), higher than 28% of the 2,657 hospitals reporting CPT 84520. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 34 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 2 | Anthem medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 4 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 5 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $4 | $4 | — | — | — | $4 – $4 |
| 7 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 8 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 9 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 10 | Molina medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare commercial|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $5 | $5 | — | — | — | $5 – $5 |
| 15 | Anthem medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 16 | Anthem medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $6 | $6 | — | — | — | $6 – $6 |
| 17 | Aetna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $22 | $3 | 16% | 3–30 | $17 – $24 |
| 18 | Aetna commercial|hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $22 | $3 | 16% | 3–30 | $17 – $24 |
| 19 | Aetna commercial|ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $24 | $22 | $3 | 16% | 3–30 | $17 – $24 |
| 20 | Anthem commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $42 | $32 | $14 | 45% | 3–30 | $12 – $42 |
| 21 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange fee schedule · outpatient | $26 | $37 | $32 | 87% | — | $5 – $81 |
| 22 | Anthem commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $55 | $42 | $19 | 45% | 3–30 | $15 – $55 |
| 23 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $34 | $50 | $43 | 87% | — | $7 – $109 |
| 24 | Anthem commercial|mcs fee schedule · outpatient | $88 | $64 | $33 | 52% | — | $17 – $88 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient | $57 | $83 | $72 | 87% | — | $11 – $182 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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