Version cephalic external 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

$859.69

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.

$1,945.00

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.

$653.52 with Aetna vs $5,591.54 with Oscar Health Plan — 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 Banner Employee Plans $653.52 ↓ -24%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $680.75 ↓ -21%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $875.25 ↑ +2%
Aetna Joint Venture $898.59 ↑ +5%
Aetna Designated Group $955.00 ↑ +11%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,025.02 ↑ +19%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,050.30 ↑ +22%
Aetna Broad Network $1,122.27 ↑ +31%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $1,124.00 ↑ +31%
United Healthcare UHC Core $1,174.00 ↑ +37%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,236.00 ↑ +44%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,277.87 ↑ +49%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,336.21 ↑ +55%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,361.50 ↑ +58%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,458.75 ↑ +70%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,901.83 ↑ +121%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,901.83 ↑ +121%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,901.83 ↑ +121%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $1,901.83 ↑ +121%
Health Net Medicaid $1,901.83 ↑ +121%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $2,440.42 ↑ +184%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $2,603.12 ↑ +203%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,733.25 ↑ +218%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $3,253.90 ↑ +278%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $3,253.90 ↑ +278%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $3,253.90 ↑ +278%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Humana Medicare Advantage $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Health Net Medicare $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $3,388.81 ↑ +294%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $3,558.25 ↑ +314%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $3,558.25 ↑ +314%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,727.69 ↑ +334%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $4,608.78 ↑ +436%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $4,744.33 ↑ +452%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $5,015.44 ↑ +483%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $5,083.22 ↑ +491%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $5,591.54 ↑ +550%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Version cephalic external at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler $789.53 $96.80 – $2,272.20
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $724.72 $105.51 – $2,705.00
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $1,733.00 $653.52 – $5,591.54
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,303.15 $632.12 – $5,591.54
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $478.14 $680.75 – $5,083.22
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $2,145.34 $653.52 – $5,591.54
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,814.69 $653.52 – $5,591.54
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $1,729.11 $653.52 – $5,083.22

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