Biopsy of prostate 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

$2,929.03

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.

$1,611.00

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.

$563.85 with Hospice of the Valley vs $6,483.00 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
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $563.85 ↓ -81%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $724.95 ↓ -75%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $724.95 ↓ -75%
Aetna Medical Rental $849.00 ↓ -71%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $869.94 ↓ -70%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,127.70 ↓ -61%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,208.25 ↓ -59%
Health Net Medicaid $1,299.92 ↓ -56%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,299.92 ↓ -56%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,299.92 ↓ -56%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $1,299.92 ↓ -56%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,299.92 ↓ -56%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Wellpoint (fka Amerigroup) Medicare Advantage HMO $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Health Net Medicare $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Humana Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $2,183.34 ↓ -25%
Carekin Medicare Advantage $2,292.51 ↓ -22%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $2,292.51 ↓ -22%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,401.67 ↓ -18%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $2,401.67 ↓ -18%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $2,633.00 ↓ -10%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $2,969.34 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $3,056.68 ↑ +4%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $3,231.34 ↑ +10%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $3,268.08 ↑ +12%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $3,275.01 ↑ +12%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $3,290.00 ↑ +12%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $3,485.96 ↑ +19%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $3,602.51 ↑ +23%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $3,655.00 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $3,660.23 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $4,357.45 ↑ +49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $4,357.45 ↑ +49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $4,357.45 ↑ +49%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $4,640.00 ↑ +58%
United Healthcare UHC Core $4,850.00 ↑ +66%
United Healthcare Commercial $5,105.00 ↑ +74%
Aetna Joint Venture $5,186.00 ↑ +77%
Aetna Designated Group $5,511.00 ↑ +88%
Aetna Broad Network $6,483.00 ↑ +121%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Biopsy of prostate at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert not published $135.54 – $2,183.34
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $576.74 $724.95 – $3,602.51
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,030.19 $993.30 – $3,602.51
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $550.96 $563.85 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $465.58 $563.85 – $3,602.51
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $446.25 $563.85 – $3,275.01
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $513.91 $563.85 – $3,602.51
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $570.29 $563.85 – $3,602.51

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