Rmvl pm gen w/rplc pm gen mlt lead sys 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

$6,002.92

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.

$19,490.00

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 $51,815.00 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 $1,455.44 ↓ -76%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $3,741.03 ↓ -38%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $3,741.03 ↓ -38%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $3,990.44 ↓ -34%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↓ -33%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $4,094.00 ↓ -32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $4,189.93 ↓ -30%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $4,988.05 ↓ -17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $4,988.05 ↓ -17%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $6,821.50 ↑ +14%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $8,770.50 ↑ +46%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $8,770.50 ↑ +46%
Aetna Medical Rental $10,271.23 ↑ +71%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $10,524.60 ↑ +75%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $13,493.16 ↑ +125%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $13,493.16 ↑ +125%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $13,493.16 ↑ +125%
Mercy Care Medicaid $13,493.16 ↑ +125%
Health Net Medicaid $13,493.16 ↑ +125%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $13,493.16 ↑ +125%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $13,643.00 ↑ +127%
Provider Network of America Commercial $14,617.50 ↑ +144%
Aetna Joint Venture $17,328.00 ↑ +189%
Aetna Designated Group $18,411.00 ↑ +207%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $20,326.42 ↑ +239%
Humana Medicare Advantage $20,936.21 ↑ +249%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $21,342.74 ↑ +256%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $21,342.74 ↑ +256%
Aetna Broad Network $21,660.00 ↑ +261%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $22,359.06 ↑ +272%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $22,359.06 ↑ +272%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $27,643.93 ↑ +361%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $28,456.99 ↑ +374%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $30,083.10 ↑ +401%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $30,489.63 ↑ +408%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $33,538.59 ↑ +459%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $47,100.00 ↑ +685%
United Healthcare UHC Core $49,224.00 ↑ +720%
United Healthcare Commercial $51,815.00 ↑ +763%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Rmvl pm gen w/rplc pm gen mlt lead sys at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $6,973.12 $383.37 – $21,826.42
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $6,977.42 $1,455.44 – $33,538.59
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $8,550.10 $3,191.68 – $33,538.59
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $12,412.96 $2,248.02 – $33,538.59
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $6,665.58 $3,741.03 – $33,538.59
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $5,632.61 $2,856.54 – $33,538.59
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $5,398.73 $2,190.83 – $30,489.63
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $6,217.31 $1,455.44 – $33,538.59

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