Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast 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

$177.01

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$571.00

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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.

$129.45 with Mercy Care vs $903.91 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
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -27%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $129.45 ↓ -27%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -27%
Health Net Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -27%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -27%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↑ +7%
Humana Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↑ +7%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↑ +7%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↑ +7%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↑ +7%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $189.74 ↑ +7%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $189.74 ↑ +7%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $189.74 ↑ +7%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $189.74 ↑ +7%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↑ +7%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↑ +7%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↑ +7%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↑ +7%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $189.74 ↑ +7%
Health Net Medicare $189.74 ↑ +7%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $189.74 ↑ +7%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $189.74 ↑ +7%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $191.86 ↑ +8%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $199.23 ↑ +13%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $199.23 ↑ +13%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $199.85 ↑ +13%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $208.71 ↑ +18%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $256.95 ↑ +45%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $258.05 ↑ +46%
Aetna Joint Venture $263.80 ↑ +49%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $265.64 ↑ +50%
Aetna Designated Group $280.36 ↑ +58%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $280.82 ↑ +59%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $284.61 ↑ +61%
Aetna Medical Rental $300.92 ↑ +70%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $308.34 ↑ +74%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $309.12 ↑ +75%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $313.07 ↑ +77%
Aetna Broad Network $329.47 ↑ +86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $329.73 ↑ +86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $346.21 ↑ +96%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $375.15 ↑ +112%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $392.28 ↑ +122%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $399.70 ↑ +126%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $412.16 ↑ +133%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $412.16 ↑ +133%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $412.16 ↑ +133%
Provider Network of America Commercial $428.25 ↑ +142%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $766.66 ↑ +333%
United Healthcare UHC Core $835.46 ↑ +372%
United Healthcare Commercial $903.91 ↑ +411%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $161.02 $120.26 – $428.25
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $164.45 $129.45 – $428.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $133.04 $120.26 – $456.80
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $159.88 $129.45 – $428.25
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $236.96 $129.45 – $428.25
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson $164.30 $126.17 – $279.00
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $347.62 $115.15 – $718.90

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