Injection into brain canal 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

$310.38

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$1,011.00

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.

$189.35 with Health Net 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

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
Health Net Medicaid $189.35 ↓ -39%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $189.35 ↓ -39%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $189.35 ↓ -39%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $189.35 ↓ -39%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $189.35 ↓ -39%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $314.62 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↑ +1%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↑ +1%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↑ +1%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↑ +1%
Wellpoint (fka Amerigroup) Medicare Advantage HMO $314.62 ↑ +1%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↑ +1%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↑ +1%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↑ +1%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $314.62 ↑ +1%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $314.62 ↑ +1%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $314.62 ↑ +1%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↑ +1%
Humana Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↑ +1%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↑ +1%
Health Net Medicare $314.62 ↑ +1%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $314.62 ↑ +1%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $314.62 ↑ +1%
Carekin Medicare Advantage $330.35 ↑ +6%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $330.35 ↑ +6%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $346.08 ↑ +12%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $346.08 ↑ +12%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $353.85 ↑ +14%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $427.88 ↑ +38%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $440.47 ↑ +42%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $454.95 ↑ +47%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $454.95 ↑ +47%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $465.64 ↑ +50%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $471.93 ↑ +52%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $519.12 ↑ +67%
Aetna Medical Rental $532.80 ↑ +72%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $545.94 ↑ +76%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $707.70 ↑ +128%
Provider Network of America Commercial $758.25 ↑ +144%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +277%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,597.00 ↑ +415%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,774.00 ↑ +472%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $2,114.00 ↑ +581%
United Healthcare UHC Core $2,210.00 ↑ +612%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,326.00 ↑ +649%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $2,440.42 ↑ +686%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $2,603.12 ↑ +739%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,733.25 ↑ +781%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $3,253.90 ↑ +948%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $3,253.90 ↑ +948%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $3,253.90 ↑ +948%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +1319%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +1408%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +1674%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Injection into brain canal at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert not published $121.95 – $314.62
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $361.94 $189.35 – $758.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $757.22 $189.35 – $1,668.80
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $345.76 $189.35 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $357.89 $189.35 – $758.25
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $390.25 $189.35 – $758.25
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $391.26 $189.35 – $758.25
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction $192.09 $189.35 – $758.25

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