Kidney img w/bldflw sgl without rx 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

$564.24

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.

$2,303.00

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 $2,477.59 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 ↓ -87%
Mercy Care Medicaid $354.82 ↓ -37%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $354.82 ↓ -37%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $354.82 ↓ -37%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $354.82 ↓ -37%
Health Net Medicaid $354.82 ↓ -37%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $354.82 ↓ -37%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $356.21 ↓ -37%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $573.70 ↑ +2%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $573.70 ↑ +2%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $573.70 ↑ +2%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $573.70 ↑ +2%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $573.70 ↑ +2%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $573.70 ↑ +2%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $573.70 ↑ +2%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $573.70 ↑ +2%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $573.70 ↑ +2%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $573.70 ↑ +2%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $573.70 ↑ +2%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $573.70 ↑ +2%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $573.70 ↑ +2%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $573.70 ↑ +2%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $573.70 ↑ +2%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $573.70 ↑ +2%
Humana Medicare Advantage $590.91 ↑ +5%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $602.38 ↑ +7%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $602.38 ↑ +7%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $631.07 ↑ +12%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $631.07 ↑ +12%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $773.81 ↑ +37%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $780.23 ↑ +38%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $803.18 ↑ +42%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $806.05 ↑ +43%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $849.08 ↑ +50%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $860.55 ↑ +53%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $915.58 ↑ +62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $915.58 ↑ +62%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $946.61 ↑ +68%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $976.62 ↑ +73%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,025.45 ↑ +82%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,036.35 ↑ +84%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,036.35 ↑ +84%
Aetna Joint Venture $1,063.99 ↑ +89%
Aetna Designated Group $1,130.77 ↑ +100%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,213.68 ↑ +115%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,220.78 ↑ +116%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,220.78 ↑ +116%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,243.62 ↑ +120%
Aetna Broad Network $1,328.83 ↑ +136%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,513.07 ↑ +168%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,582.16 ↑ +180%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,612.10 ↑ +186%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,727.25 ↑ +206%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $2,100.33 ↑ +272%
United Healthcare UHC Core $2,288.79 ↑ +306%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,477.59 ↑ +339%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Kidney img w/bldflw sgl without rx at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $621.65 $225.30 – $1,945.79
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $914.29 $354.82 – $1,727.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $778.19 $302.04 – $2,288.80
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $723.14 $354.82 – $1,727.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $488.24 $354.82 – $1,842.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $453.69 $302.04 – $1,727.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $488.24 $354.82 – $1,842.40
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $644.84 $354.82 – $1,727.25

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