Myelography thoracic spine at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center
1800 East Florence Boulevard, Casa Grande, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1003232976
$460.32
Cash price 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.
$2,141.00
Gross charge 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.
$152.80 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $3,620.61 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $152.80 | ↓ -67% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $162.88 | ↓ -65% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $162.99 | ↓ -65% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $171.14 | ↓ -63% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $203.74 | ↓ -56% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $203.74 | ↓ -56% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $203.74 | ↓ -56% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $518.51 | ↑ +13% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $518.51 | ↑ +13% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $518.51 | ↑ +13% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $518.51 | ↑ +13% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Medicaid | $518.51 | ↑ +13% |
| Hospice of the Valley | Medicare | $749.35 | ↑ +63% |
| Care 1st | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Gila River Health Care Corporation | Managed Care Program | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| United Healthcare | UHC Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Care Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Care Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | PPO Medicare Advantage Plan | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | HMO Medicare Advantage Plans | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Banner Health | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | VA Community Care Network | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Wellpoint | Medicare Advantage HMO | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +83% |
| Carelon | Medicare Advantage | $884.16 | ↑ +92% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $907.78 | ↑ +97% |
| Devoted Health Services | Medicare Advantage | $926.27 | ↑ +101% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Medicare Advantage | $926.27 | ↑ +101% |
| Gold Kidney Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $926.27 | ↑ +101% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $963.45 | ↑ +109% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $963.45 | ↑ +109% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $989.14 | ↑ +115% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $1,057.65 | ↑ +130% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $1,068.36 | ↑ +132% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $1,128.31 | ↑ +145% |
| NaphCare | Federal Prison System | $1,136.78 | ↑ +147% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $1,145.20 | ↑ +149% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $1,156.14 | ↑ +151% |
| United Healthcare | Individual Exchange | $1,178.88 | ↑ +156% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $1,246.25 | ↑ +171% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $1,263.09 | ↑ +174% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $1,263.09 | ↑ +174% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $1,498.70 | ↑ +226% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $1,605.75 | ↑ +249% |
| United Healthcare | UHC Doctor's Plan | $2,947.19 | ↑ +540% |
| United Healthcare | UHC Core | $3,346.17 | ↑ +627% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $3,620.61 | ↑ +687% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | Tricare | not published by hospital | — |
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Myelography thoracic spine at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $603.76 | $101.51 – $1,605.75 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $616.61 | $260.93 – $1,605.75 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $522.40 | $199.24 – $1,712.80 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | $498.85 | $101.51 – $1,712.80 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $599.48 | $260.93 – $1,605.75 |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center | San Tan Valley | $503.14 | $260.93 – $1,605.75 |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center | Phoenix | $558.80 | $260.93 – $1,605.75 |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center | Gilbert | $635.88 | $260.93 – $1,605.75 |