Sweat collection by iontophoresis 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

$20.98

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.

$114.00

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.

$5.10 with Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. vs $111.96 with United Healthcare — 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
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $5.10 ↓ -76%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $5.67 ↓ -73%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $6.24 ↓ -70%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $6.66 ↓ -68%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $6.99 ↓ -67%
Aetna Joint Venture $7.62 ↓ -64%
Aetna Designated Group $8.10 ↓ -61%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $8.32 ↓ -60%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $8.32 ↓ -60%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $8.32 ↓ -60%
Aetna Broad Network $9.53 ↓ -55%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $36.08 ↑ +72%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $36.08 ↑ +72%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $36.08 ↑ +72%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $36.08 ↑ +72%
Health Net Medicaid $36.08 ↑ +72%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $38.30 ↑ +83%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $39.90 ↑ +90%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $51.30 ↑ +145%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $51.30 ↑ +145%
Humana Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↑ +171%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $56.95 ↑ +171%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $56.95 ↑ +171%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↑ +171%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↑ +171%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↑ +171%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↑ +171%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $56.95 ↑ +171%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↑ +171%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $56.95 ↑ +171%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↑ +171%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↑ +171%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $56.95 ↑ +171%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $56.95 ↑ +171%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $56.95 ↑ +171%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↑ +171%
Health Net Medicare $56.95 ↑ +171%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↑ +171%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $59.80 ↑ +185%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $59.80 ↑ +185%
Aetna Medical Rental $60.08 ↑ +186%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $61.56 ↑ +193%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $62.65 ↑ +199%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $62.65 ↑ +199%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $77.45 ↑ +269%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $79.73 ↑ +280%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $79.80 ↑ +280%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $84.29 ↑ +302%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $85.42 ↑ +307%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $85.42 ↑ +307%
Provider Network of America Commercial $85.50 ↑ +308%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $92.03 ↑ +339%
United Healthcare UHC Core $103.78 ↑ +395%
United Healthcare Commercial $111.96 ↑ +434%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital —

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Sweat collection by iontophoresis at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $19.61 $3.85 – $93.97
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $23.37 $3.35 – $93.97
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $20.18 $3.35 – $93.97
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $32.72 $3.35 – $85.50
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $22.69 $5.10 – $93.97
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $27.36 $5.10 – $85.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $29.53 $5.10 – $93.97
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $18.81 $5.61 – $93.97

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