External tissue culture neoplastic disorders bone marrow/blood cells 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

$278.31

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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$1,319.00

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.

$143.75 with Aetna vs $989.25 with Provider Network of America — 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 $143.75 ↓ -48%
Humana Medicare Advantage $143.75 ↓ -48%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $143.75 ↓ -48%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $143.75 ↓ -48%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $143.75 ↓ -48%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $143.75 ↓ -48%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $143.75 ↓ -48%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $143.75 ↓ -48%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $143.75 ↓ -48%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $143.75 ↓ -48%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $143.75 ↓ -48%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $143.75 ↓ -48%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $143.75 ↓ -48%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $143.75 ↓ -48%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $143.75 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $143.75 ↓ -48%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $143.75 ↓ -48%
Health Net Medicaid $143.75 ↓ -48%
Health Net Medicare $143.75 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $143.75 ↓ -48%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $143.75 ↓ -48%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $143.75 ↓ -48%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $150.94 ↓ -46%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $150.94 ↓ -46%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $158.12 ↓ -43%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $195.50 ↓ -30%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $201.25 ↓ -28%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $212.75 ↓ -24%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $215.62 ↓ -23%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $237.19 ↓ -15%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $252.29 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $265.88 ↓ -4%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $280.32 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare UHC Core $293.95 ↑ +6%
United Healthcare Commercial $323.44 ↑ +16%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $443.18 ↑ +59%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $461.65 ↑ +66%
Aetna Joint Venture $482.71 ↑ +73%
Aetna Designated Group $512.90 ↑ +84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $559.64 ↑ +101%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $593.55 ↑ +113%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $596.95 ↑ +114%
Aetna Broad Network $603.46 ↑ +117%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $626.79 ↑ +125%
Aetna Medical Rental $695.11 ↑ +150%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $712.26 ↑ +156%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $746.19 ↑ +168%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $746.19 ↑ +168%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $746.19 ↑ +168%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $923.30 ↑ +232%
Provider Network of America Commercial $989.25 ↑ +255%

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External tissue culture neoplastic disorders bone marrow/blood cells at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler $154.10 $80.50 – $483.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $141.45 $80.50 – $442.75
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $325.79 $143.75 – $989.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $144.55 $143.75 – $345.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $139.24 $143.75 – $345.60
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $280.95 $143.75 – $989.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $284.90 $143.75 – $345.60
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $237.42 $143.75 – $324.00

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