Ins pm gen exist dual lead 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

$4,879.95

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.

$15,844.00

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 $61,894.00 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
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage/Mercy Care Plan $72.99 ↓ -99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $2,837.28 ↓ -42%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↓ -18%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $4,094.00 ↓ -16%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↓ -9%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $5,545.40 ↑ +14%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $7,129.80 ↑ +46%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $7,129.80 ↑ +46%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $7,292.89 ↑ +49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $7,292.89 ↑ +49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $7,779.08 ↑ +59%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $8,167.97 ↑ +67%
Aetna Medical Rental $8,349.79 ↑ +71%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $8,555.76 ↑ +75%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $9,723.85 ↑ +99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $9,723.85 ↑ +99%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $11,090.80 ↑ +127%
Provider Network of America Commercial $11,883.00 ↑ +144%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $16,704.12 ↑ +242%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $16,704.12 ↑ +242%
Mercy Care Medicaid $16,704.12 ↑ +242%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $16,704.12 ↑ +242%
Health Net Medicaid $16,704.12 ↑ +242%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $16,704.12 ↑ +242%
Aetna Joint Venture $17,328.00 ↑ +255%
Aetna Designated Group $18,411.00 ↑ +277%
Aetna Broad Network $21,660.00 ↑ +344%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $23,923.60 ↑ +390%
Humana Medicare Advantage $24,641.31 ↑ +405%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $25,119.78 ↑ +415%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $25,119.78 ↑ +415%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $26,315.96 ↑ +439%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $26,315.96 ↑ +439%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $32,536.10 ↑ +567%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $33,493.04 ↑ +586%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $35,406.93 ↑ +626%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $35,885.40 ↑ +635%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $39,473.94 ↑ +709%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $56,262.00 ↑ +1053%
United Healthcare UHC Core $58,799.00 ↑ +1105%
United Healthcare Commercial $61,894.00 ↑ +1168%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Ins pm gen exist dual lead at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $5,672.15 $2,837.28 – $39,473.94
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $15,540.39 $3,243.00 – $39,473.94
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $22,561.40 $3,243.00 – $39,473.94
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $5,418.65 $4,018.00 – $39,473.94
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $4,578.92 $4,018.00 – $39,473.94
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $5,054.24 $2,837.28 – $39,473.94
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $5,608.78 $4,018.00 – $39,473.94
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $6,131.63 $4,018.00 – $39,473.94

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