Pericardiocentesis wwo imaging 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

$1,125.70

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.

$2,496.00

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.

$873.60 with Hospice of the Valley vs $9,723.85 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona — 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
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $873.60 ↓ -22%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $932.00 ↓ -17%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,019.45 ↓ -9%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,019.45 ↓ -9%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,019.45 ↓ -9%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $1,019.45 ↓ -9%
Health Net Medicaid $1,019.45 ↓ -9%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,123.20 ↓ -0%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,315.39 ↑ +17%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,347.84 ↑ +20%
Aetna Joint Venture $1,626.00 ↑ +44%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
Health Net Medicare $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $1,655.69 ↑ +47%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $1,715.00 ↑ +52%
Aetna Designated Group $1,728.00 ↑ +54%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $1,738.47 ↑ +54%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $1,738.47 ↑ +54%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,747.20 ↑ +55%
United Healthcare UHC Core $1,793.00 ↑ +59%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,821.26 ↑ +62%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,872.00 ↑ +66%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,887.00 ↑ +68%
Humana Commercial $1,910.00 ↑ +70%
Aetna Broad Network $2,033.00 ↑ +81%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $2,083.00 ↑ +85%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $2,251.74 ↑ +100%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $2,314.00 ↑ +106%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $2,317.97 ↑ +106%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $2,450.42 ↑ +118%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $2,483.53 ↑ +121%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $2,731.89 ↑ +143%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $7,292.89 ↑ +548%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $7,779.08 ↑ +591%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $8,167.97 ↑ +626%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $9,723.85 ↑ +764%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $9,723.85 ↑ +764%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $9,723.85 ↑ +764%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Pericardiocentesis wwo imaging at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler not published $217.06 – $222.49
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $893.57 $932.00 – $2,731.89
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $628.35 $605.85 – $2,731.89
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $912.24 $605.85 – $2,731.89
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $853.63 $873.60 – $2,731.89
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $721.34 $873.60 – $2,731.89
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $691.39 $873.60 – $2,483.53
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $796.22 $873.60 – $2,731.89

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