Bx bone trocar/ndl deep 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

$674.52

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.

$2,190.00

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.

$72.99 with Mercy Care 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
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage/Mercy Care Plan $72.99 ↓ -89%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $766.50 ↑ +14%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $985.50 ↑ +46%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $985.50 ↑ +46%
Mercy Care Medicaid $1,020.08 ↑ +51%
Health Net Medicaid $1,020.08 ↑ +51%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,020.08 ↑ +51%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,020.08 ↑ +51%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,020.08 ↑ +51%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $1,020.08 ↑ +51%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,154.13 ↑ +71%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,182.60 ↑ +75%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $1,271.44 ↑ +88%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,533.00 ↑ +127%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,642.50 ↑ +144%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +156%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,778.69 ↑ +164%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $1,813.22 ↑ +169%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $1,813.22 ↑ +169%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $1,899.57 ↑ +182%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,899.57 ↑ +182%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $2,348.56 ↑ +248%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $2,417.63 ↑ +258%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $2,555.78 ↑ +279%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $2,590.32 ↑ +284%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $2,633.00 ↑ +290%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $2,849.35 ↑ +322%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $3,268.08 ↑ +385%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $3,268.08 ↑ +385%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $3,485.96 ↑ +417%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $3,660.23 ↑ +443%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +496%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $4,357.45 ↑ +546%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $4,357.45 ↑ +546%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +562%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $4,640.00 ↑ +588%
United Healthcare UHC Core $4,850.00 ↑ +619%
United Healthcare Commercial $5,105.00 ↑ +657%
Aetna Joint Venture $5,186.00 ↑ +669%
Aetna Designated Group $5,511.00 ↑ +717%
Aetna Broad Network $6,483.00 ↑ +861%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Bx bone trocar/ndl deep at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $784.02 $985.50 – $2,849.35
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $843.98 $813.75 – $2,849.35
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,225.28 $813.75 – $2,849.35
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $748.98 $766.50 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $632.91 $766.50 – $2,849.35
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $606.63 $766.50 – $2,590.32
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $698.61 $766.50 – $2,849.35
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $775.26 $766.50 – $2,849.35

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