Urea nitrogen cost at US hospitals
HC Urea Nitrogen · CPT 84520
$2.72
lowest cash price
$42.25
national median
$425.40
highest cash price
903
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $2.72–$425.40 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($47.30) → Sep 1, 2026 ($30.60)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $34.02 | $60.06 | $102.18 |
| Arizona | 24 | $13.94 | $23.35 | $91.12 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $7.60 | $48.75 | $71.00 |
| California | 91 | $19.04 | $37.80 | $363.15 |
| Colorado | 17 | $2.72 | $104.41 | $143.50 |
| Florida | 72 | $10.55 | $98.15 | $423.00 |
| Georgia | 24 | $20.00 | $58.50 | $105.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $32.25 | $32.25 | $43.20 |
| Illinois | 51 | $10.89 | $66.40 | $125.40 |
| Indiana | 26 | $23.00 | $59.40 | $100.80 |
| Iowa | 27 | $29.25 | $33.60 | $242.00 |
| Kansas | 11 | $29.20 | $40.00 | $60.39 |
| Kentucky | 25 | $16.88 | $52.80 | $100.88 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $26.78 | $26.78 | $26.78 |
| Maine | 7 | $22.95 | $89.10 | $95.40 |
| Maryland | 2 | $3.00 | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| Michigan | 27 | $5.45 | $17.00 | $67.20 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $25.60 | $80.86 | $88.51 |
| Mississippi | 11 | $23.37 | $34.23 | $54.40 |
| Missouri | 21 | $21.75 | $45.10 | $90.35 |
| Montana | 2 | $29.60 | $29.60 | $52.80 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $17.94 | $39.90 | $78.20 |
| Nevada | 4 | $20.73 | $83.64 | $116.69 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $87.50 | $87.50 | $87.50 |
| New Jersey | 22 | $3.95 | $4.35 | $20.50 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $86.52 | $86.52 | $86.52 |
| New York | 23 | $3.95 | $3.95 | $110.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $46.23 | $46.23 | $96.00 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $27.20 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Ohio | 68 | $5.20 | $38.25 | $121.20 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | $20.44 | $37.05 | $66.96 |
| Oregon | 12 | $16.15 | $25.50 | $31.50 |
| Pennsylvania | 33 | $11.50 | $30.00 | $173.40 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $24.00 | $67.50 | $252.00 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $25.60 | $40.00 | $70.40 |
| Tennessee | 35 | $6.67 | $13.20 | $422.21 |
| Texas | 106 | $16.10 | $75.09 | $341.22 |
| Virginia | 43 | $6.67 | $61.50 | $425.40 |
| Washington | 32 | $11.20 | $24.76 | $70.70 |
| West Virginia | 18 | $9.60 | $28.00 | $73.80 |
| Wisconsin | 35 | $10.83 | $27.50 | $144.66 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $5.04 | $26.44 | $28.60 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center | New Hampton, IA | $42.25 | $25.73 – $65.00 |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center | Dyersville, IA | $42.25 | $24.57 – $73.16 |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center | Elkader, IA | $42.25 | $33.46 – $67.94 |
| Adventhealth North Pinellas | Tarpon Springs, FL | $42.27 | $3.95 – $8.77 |
| CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER | Kailua, HI | $43.20 | $0.43 – $19.25 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | $43.60 | $3.95 – $15.32 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt. Sterling, KY | $43.62 | $3.35 – $108.29 |
| Berkeley Medical Center | Martinsburg, WV | $44.00 | $3.74 – $6.24 |
| CHI Health Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $44.16 | $3.95 – $11.76 |
| Mercy Health Love County Rural Health Clinic | MARIETTA, OK | $45.00 | $1.66 – $7.43 |
| SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. | San Luis Obispo, CA | $45.00 | $3.95 – $650.00 |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $45.08 | $3.95 – $11.76 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton | Fenton, MO | $45.10 | $3.95 – $16.30 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton, MO | $45.10 | $3.95 – $16.30 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville, MO | $45.10 | $3.95 – $16.30 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles, MO | $45.10 | $3.95 – $16.30 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights, MO | $45.10 | $3.95 – $16.30 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis, MO | $45.10 | $3.95 – $16.30 |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore | Northwest Ardmore, OK | $45.50 | $3.51 – $9.68 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane, WA | $45.50 | $3.95 – $14.22 |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center | Thief River Falls, MN | $45.60 | $19.24 – $50.40 |
| Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls | Thief River Falls, MN | $45.60 | $19.24 – $50.40 |
| 64-0663760 BMH Booneville | Booneville, MS | $45.84 | $3.79 – $11.06 |
| UPMC McKeesport | Mckeesport, PA | $46.20 | $3.66 – $7.69 |
| Atrium Health Anson | Wadesboro, NC | $46.23 | $4.03 – $87.83 |
| Atrium Health Mercy | Charlotte, NC | $46.23 | $4.03 – $85.05 |
| Atrium Health Pineville | Charlotte, NC | $46.23 | $4.03 – $85.05 |
| Atrium Health Stanly | Albermarle, NC | $46.23 | $4.03 – $88.75 |
| Atrium Health Behavioral Health Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $46.23 | $4.91 – $81.36 |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby, NC | $46.23 | $4.03 – $87.83 |
| Atrium Health Cabarrus | Concord, NC | $46.23 | $4.03 – $87.83 |
| Atrium Health Lincoln | Lincolnton, NC | $46.23 | $4.03 – $87.83 |
| Atrium Health Union | Monroe, NC | $46.23 | $4.03 – $87.83 |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | $46.23 | $4.03 – $85.05 |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte, NC | $46.23 | $4.03 – $85.05 |
| Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center | Charlotte, NC | $46.23 | $4.03 – $83.21 |
| University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center | Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH | $46.50 | $3.95 – $7.90 |
| Baptist Health Floyd | New Albany, IN | $46.61 | $3.35 – $93.21 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown, KY | $46.61 | $3.35 – $124.28 |
| Baptist Health Corbin | Corbin, KY | $46.61 | $3.35 – $124.28 |
| Baptist Health La Grange | La Grange, KY | $46.61 | $3.35 – $124.28 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington, KY | $46.61 | $3.35 – $126.33 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville, KY | $46.61 | $2.37 – $124.28 |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah, KY | $46.61 | $3.35 – $124.28 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas, CA | $46.62 | $3.95 – $16.66 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | Chewelah, WA | $46.90 | not published |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | $47.30 | $3.95 – $44.46 |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora, MO | $47.45 | $3.95 – $5.48 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange | Orange, CA | $47.52 | $3.36 – $7.90 |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) | Luling, TX | $47.61 | $3.32 – $59.51 |