Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms at Banner Goldfield Medical Center

2050 West Southern Avenue, Apache Junction, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1932543428

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$82.71

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$388.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$36.08 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $460.86 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -56%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $36.08 ↓ -56%
Health Net Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -56%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -56%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -56%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Humana Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Health Net Medicare $56.95 ↓ -31%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $56.95 ↓ -31%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $56.95 ↓ -31%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $56.95 ↓ -31%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $56.95 ↓ -31%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $56.95 ↓ -31%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $59.80 ↓ -28%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $59.80 ↓ -28%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $62.65 ↓ -24%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $62.65 ↓ -24%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $77.45 ↓ -6%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $79.73 ↓ -4%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $84.29 ↑ +2%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $85.42 ↑ +3%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $85.42 ↑ +3%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $92.03 ↑ +11%
United Healthcare UHC Core $103.78 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare Commercial $111.96 ↑ +35%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $130.37 ↑ +58%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $135.80 ↑ +64%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $146.47 ↑ +77%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $162.75 ↑ +97%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $174.60 ↑ +111%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $174.60 ↑ +111%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $183.06 ↑ +121%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $195.26 ↑ +136%
Aetna Medical Rental $204.48 ↑ +147%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $205.02 ↑ +148%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $209.52 ↑ +153%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $244.08 ↑ +195%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $244.08 ↑ +195%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $244.08 ↑ +195%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $271.60 ↑ +228%
Provider Network of America Commercial $291.00 ↑ +252%
Aetna Joint Venture $368.64 ↑ +346%
Aetna Designated Group $391.70 ↑ +374%
Aetna Broad Network $460.86 ↑ +457%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $56.09 $31.92 – $175.56
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $107.86 $36.08 – $291.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $81.09 $36.08 – $244.80
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $85.99 $36.08 – $244.80
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $85.36 $36.08 – $291.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $84.97 $36.08 – $310.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $88.85 $36.08 – $291.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $87.30 $36.08 – $310.40

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