Biopsy needle lymph node superficial at Banner Gateway Medical Center

1900 North Higley Road, Gilbert, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1699884858

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published May 1, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$805.57

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.

$2,624.00

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.

$349.80 with Aetna vs $5,506.00 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 $349.80 ↓ -57%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $444.25 ↓ -45%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $524.70 ↓ -35%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $612.15 ↓ -24%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $699.60 ↓ -13%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $787.05 ↓ -2%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $787.05 ↓ -2%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $874.50 ↑ +9%
Health Net Medicare $874.50 ↑ +9%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $874.50 ↑ +9%
Aetna Medical Rental $921.72 ↑ +14%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $944.46 ↑ +17%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $944.46 ↑ +17%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,020.08 ↑ +27%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,020.08 ↑ +27%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,020.08 ↑ +27%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $1,020.08 ↑ +27%
Health Net Medicaid $1,020.08 ↑ +27%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +45%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,224.30 ↑ +52%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,311.75 ↑ +63%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,597.00 ↑ +98%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,774.00 ↑ +120%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $2,440.42 ↑ +203%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $2,603.12 ↑ +223%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,733.25 ↑ +239%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $3,253.90 ↑ +304%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $3,253.90 ↑ +304%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $3,253.90 ↑ +304%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +447%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $4,640.00 ↑ +476%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +481%
United Healthcare UHC Core $4,850.00 ↑ +502%
United Healthcare Commercial $5,105.00 ↑ +534%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +583%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Biopsy needle lymph node superficial at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $675.77 $89.05 – $1,726.88
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $939.39 $349.80 – $4,640.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,266.14 $465.00 – $4,466.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,838.18 $465.00 – $4,466.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $897.41 $349.80 – $4,640.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $758.34 $349.80 – $4,640.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $726.85 $349.80 – $4,037.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $837.06 $349.80 – $4,640.00

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