Intro cath dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt 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

$7,750.20

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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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$25,163.00

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 $19,943.57 with Oscar Health Plan — 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 $1,455.44 ↓ -81%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $3,741.03 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $3,741.03 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $3,990.44 ↓ -49%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $4,189.93 ↓ -46%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $4,988.05 ↓ -36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $4,988.05 ↓ -36%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $7,281.13 ↓ -6%
Mercy Care Medicaid $7,281.13 ↓ -6%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $7,281.13 ↓ -6%
Health Net Medicaid $7,281.13 ↓ -6%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $7,281.13 ↓ -6%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $7,281.13 ↓ -6%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $7,604.00 ↓ -2%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $8,807.05 ↑ +14%
Aetna Joint Venture $9,112.00 ↑ +18%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $9,613.00 ↑ +24%
Aetna Designated Group $9,682.00 ↑ +25%
United Healthcare UHC Core $10,046.00 ↑ +30%
United Healthcare Commercial $10,575.00 ↑ +36%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $11,323.35 ↑ +46%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $11,323.35 ↑ +46%
Aetna Broad Network $11,390.00 ↑ +47%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +56%
Humana Medicare Advantage $12,449.62 ↑ +61%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $12,691.36 ↑ +64%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $12,691.36 ↑ +64%
Aetna Medical Rental $13,260.90 ↑ +71%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $13,295.71 ↑ +72%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $13,295.71 ↑ +72%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $13,588.02 ↑ +75%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $16,438.33 ↑ +112%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $16,921.81 ↑ +118%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $17,614.10 ↑ +127%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $17,888.77 ↑ +131%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $18,130.51 ↑ +134%
Provider Network of America Commercial $18,872.25 ↑ +144%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $19,943.57 ↑ +157%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Intro cath dialysis circuit w/stent plcmnt at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $8,253.55 $321.86 – $25,834.27
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $9,008.35 $1,455.44 – $19,943.57
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $16,646.09 $3,191.68 – $36,685.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $24,166.64 $2,248.02 – $36,685.60
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $8,605.75 $3,741.03 – $19,943.57
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $7,272.11 $2,856.54 – $20,130.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $6,970.15 $2,190.83 – $18,872.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $8,027.00 $1,455.44 – $20,130.40

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