Prq tcat plmt ntrac st 1 les 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

$4,761.96

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.

$22,676.00

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 $30,633.00 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 $1,478.57 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $3,800.48 ↓ -20%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $3,800.48 ↓ -20%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $4,053.85 ↓ -15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $4,256.51 ↓ -11%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $5,067.31 ↑ +6%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $5,067.31 ↑ +6%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $7,281.13 ↑ +53%
Mercy Care Medicaid $7,281.13 ↑ +53%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $7,281.13 ↑ +53%
Health Net Medicaid $7,281.13 ↑ +53%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $7,281.13 ↑ +53%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $7,281.13 ↑ +53%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $7,936.60 ↑ +67%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $10,026.00 ↑ +111%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $10,204.20 ↑ +114%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $10,204.20 ↑ +114%
Aetna Joint Venture $11,883.00 ↑ +150%
Aetna Medical Rental $11,950.25 ↑ +151%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $12,087.01 ↑ +154%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $12,245.04 ↑ +157%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $12,389.00 ↑ +160%
Humana Medicare Advantage $12,449.62 ↑ +161%
Aetna Designated Group $12,626.00 ↑ +165%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $12,691.36 ↑ +167%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $12,691.36 ↑ +167%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $13,295.71 ↑ +179%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $13,295.71 ↑ +179%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $13,766.00 ↑ +189%
Aetna Broad Network $14,854.00 ↑ +212%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $15,873.20 ↑ +233%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $16,438.33 ↑ +245%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $16,921.81 ↑ +255%
Provider Network of America Commercial $17,007.00 ↑ +257%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $17,888.77 ↑ +276%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $18,130.51 ↑ +281%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $19,943.57 ↑ +319%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $27,845.00 ↑ +485%
United Healthcare UHC Core $29,101.00 ↑ +511%
United Healthcare Commercial $30,633.00 ↑ +543%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Prq tcat plmt ntrac st 1 les at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $6,009.14 $1,478.57 – $19,943.57
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $4,615.41 $3,242.40 – $19,943.57
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $2,515.51 $2,283.75 – $19,943.57
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $5,715.71 $3,800.48 – $19,943.57
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $4,467.17 $2,901.93 – $19,943.57
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