Place slctv cath vertebral art uni 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

$4,167.86

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.

$13,532.00

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 $9,437.00 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 ↓ -98%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $182.16 ↓ -96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $468.22 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $468.22 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $499.44 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $524.40 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $624.29 ↓ -85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $624.29 ↓ -85%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,804.20 ↓ -57%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $2,291.33 ↓ -45%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $2,706.30 ↓ -35%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $3,157.35 ↓ -24%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $3,458.52 ↓ -17%
Mercy Care Medicaid $3,458.52 ↓ -17%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $3,458.52 ↓ -17%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $3,458.52 ↓ -17%
Health Net Medicaid $3,458.52 ↓ -17%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $3,458.52 ↓ -17%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $3,608.40 ↓ -13%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↓ -4%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $4,059.45 ↓ -3%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $4,059.45 ↓ -3%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $4,094.00 ↓ -2%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +7%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $4,510.50 ↑ +8%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $4,510.50 ↑ +8%
Aetna Medical Rental $4,754.07 ↑ +14%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $4,871.34 ↑ +17%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $4,871.34 ↑ +17%
Aetna Joint Venture $5,974.00 ↑ +43%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $6,314.70 ↑ +52%
Aetna Designated Group $6,347.00 ↑ +52%
Provider Network of America Commercial $6,765.75 ↑ +62%
Aetna Broad Network $7,467.00 ↑ +79%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $8,578.00 ↑ +106%
United Healthcare UHC Core $8,965.00 ↑ +115%
United Healthcare Commercial $9,437.00 ↑ +126%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $4,844.46 $182.16 – $8,578.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $3,984.29 $399.46 – $8,241.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $5,784.35 $281.36 – $8,241.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $4,627.94 $468.22 – $6,765.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $3,910.75 $357.52 – $7,216.80
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $3,748.36 $274.20 – $7,457.00
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Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $4,790.33 $468.22 – $8,578.00

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