Brach/thor cath 1st at Banner Ocotillo Medical Center

1405 S Alma School Rd, Chandler, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1972139004

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

$950.26

Cash price

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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.

$2,107.00

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.

$421.40 with Aetna vs $6,483.00 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
Aetna Medicare Advantage $421.40 ↓ -56%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $468.22 ↓ -51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $499.44 ↓ -47%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $524.40 ↓ -45%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $535.18 ↓ -44%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $562.57 ↓ -41%
Health Net Medicaid $562.57 ↓ -41%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $562.57 ↓ -41%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $562.57 ↓ -41%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $562.57 ↓ -41%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $624.29 ↓ -34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $624.29 ↓ -34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $624.29 ↓ -34%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $632.10 ↓ -33%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $737.45 ↓ -22%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $948.15 ↓ -0%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,053.50 ↑ +11%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,053.50 ↑ +11%
Health Net Medicare $1,053.50 ↑ +11%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,110.39 ↑ +17%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,137.78 ↑ +20%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,137.78 ↑ +20%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,474.90 ↑ +55%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,580.25 ↑ +66%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $2,114.00 ↑ +122%
United Healthcare UHC Core $2,210.00 ↑ +133%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,326.00 ↑ +145%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $2,633.00 ↑ +177%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +323%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +370%
Aetna Joint Venture $5,186.00 ↑ +446%
Aetna Designated Group $5,511.00 ↑ +480%
Aetna Broad Network $6,483.00 ↑ +582%

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Brach/thor cath 1st at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler $805.34 $217.79 – $2,524.20
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $739.23 $217.79 – $2,313.85
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $754.31 $182.16 – $4,018.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $621.82 $342.60 – $2,041.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $902.75 $281.36 – $2,041.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $720.59 $421.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $608.92 $357.52 – $4,018.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $583.64 $274.20 – $1,851.00

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