Antibody elution rbc reference at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

5555 West Thunderbird Road, Glendale, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1154355188

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$54.38

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.

$365.00

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.

$1.59 with Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. vs $335.61 with United Healthcare — 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
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1.59 ↓ -97%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1.77 ↓ -97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $37.70 ↓ -31%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage/Mercy Care Plan $72.99 ↑ +34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $96.91 ↑ +78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $96.91 ↑ +78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $103.37 ↑ +90%
Health Net Medicaid $108.14 ↑ +99%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $108.14 ↑ +99%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $108.14 ↑ +99%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $108.14 ↑ +99%
Mercy Care Medicaid $108.14 ↑ +99%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $108.14 ↑ +99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $108.54 ↑ +100%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $122.64 ↑ +126%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $127.75 ↑ +135%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $129.21 ↑ +138%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $129.21 ↑ +138%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $164.25 ↑ +202%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $164.25 ↑ +202%
Aetna Joint Venture $168.63 ↑ +210%
Aetna Designated Group $179.22 ↑ +230%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $182.64 ↑ +236%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↑ +236%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↑ +236%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↑ +236%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↑ +236%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↑ +236%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↑ +236%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $182.64 ↑ +236%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $182.64 ↑ +236%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $182.64 ↑ +236%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↑ +236%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↑ +236%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $182.64 ↑ +236%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $182.64 ↑ +236%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↑ +236%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↑ +236%
Humana Medicare Advantage $188.12 ↑ +246%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $191.77 ↑ +253%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $191.77 ↑ +253%
Aetna Medical Rental $192.35 ↑ +254%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $197.10 ↑ +262%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $200.90 ↑ +269%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $200.90 ↑ +269%
Aetna Broad Network $210.60 ↑ +287%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $248.39 ↑ +357%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $255.50 ↑ +370%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $255.70 ↑ +370%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $270.31 ↑ +397%
Provider Network of America Commercial $273.75 ↑ +403%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $273.96 ↑ +404%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $275.89 ↑ +407%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $301.36 ↑ +454%
United Healthcare UHC Core $311.48 ↑ +473%
United Healthcare Commercial $335.61 ↑ +517%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $179.83 $1.89 – $521.33
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