Bx breast add lesion Ultrasound imag 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

$532.84

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.

$1,730.00

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 $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
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage/Mercy Care Plan $72.99 ↓ -86%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $346.00 ↓ -35%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $410.01 ↓ -23%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $410.01 ↓ -23%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $410.01 ↓ -23%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $410.01 ↓ -23%
Mercy Care Medicaid $410.01 ↓ -23%
Health Net Medicaid $410.01 ↓ -23%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $439.42 ↓ -18%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $474.72 ↓ -11%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $519.00 ↓ -3%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $605.50 ↑ +14%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $692.00 ↑ +30%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $778.50 ↑ +46%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $778.50 ↑ +46%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $865.00 ↑ +62%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $865.00 ↑ +62%
Aetna Medical Rental $911.71 ↑ +71%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $934.20 ↑ +75%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $934.20 ↑ +75%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +120%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,211.00 ↑ +127%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $1,220.21 ↑ +129%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,220.21 ↑ +129%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,297.50 ↑ +144%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,301.56 ↑ +144%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,366.63 ↑ +156%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,626.95 ↑ +205%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,626.95 ↑ +205%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $2,114.00 ↑ +297%
United Healthcare UHC Core $2,210.00 ↑ +315%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,326.00 ↑ +337%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +654%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +727%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +738%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +778%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +933%

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Bx breast add lesion Ultrasound imag at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $619.34 $346.00 – $4,018.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $622.18 $342.80 – $2,041.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $591.66 $346.00 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $499.97 $346.00 – $4,018.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $479.21 $346.00 – $1,851.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $551.87 $346.00 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $612.42 $346.00 – $4,018.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $669.51 $346.00 – $4,018.00

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