Bx spinal cord pq ndl 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

$422.94

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.

$2,226.00

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.

$779.10 with Hospice of the Valley vs $5,506.00 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
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $779.10 ↑ +84%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,001.70 ↑ +137%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,001.70 ↑ +137%
Health Net Medicaid $1,020.08 ↑ +141%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,020.08 ↑ +141%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,020.08 ↑ +141%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $1,020.08 ↑ +141%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,020.08 ↑ +141%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +177%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,173.10 ↑ +177%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,202.04 ↑ +184%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,540.67 ↑ +264%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,558.20 ↑ +268%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,643.36 ↑ +289%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,669.50 ↑ +295%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,725.50 ↑ +308%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Health Net Medicare $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +308%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $1,813.22 ↑ +329%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $1,813.22 ↑ +329%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,899.57 ↑ +349%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $1,899.57 ↑ +349%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $2,054.20 ↑ +386%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $2,054.20 ↑ +386%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $2,054.20 ↑ +386%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $2,348.56 ↑ +455%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $2,417.63 ↑ +472%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $2,555.78 ↑ +504%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $2,590.32 ↑ +512%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $2,590.32 ↑ +512%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +850%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +942%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +955%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $4,640.00 ↑ +997%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +1007%
United Healthcare UHC Core $4,850.00 ↑ +1047%
United Healthcare Commercial $5,105.00 ↑ +1107%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +1202%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Bx spinal cord pq ndl at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $796.91 $949.44 – $2,849.35
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $761.29 $779.10 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $788.00 $779.10 – $2,849.35
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $859.24 $779.10 – $2,590.32
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $861.46 $779.10 – $2,849.35
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $683.38 $779.10 – $2,849.35
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $629.96 $779.10 – $2,849.35
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler $1,003.93 $779.10 – $2,849.35

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