X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images with glucagon double contrast study 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

$267.26

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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$1,044.00

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 $903.91 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 ↓ -73%
Health Net Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -52%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $129.45 ↓ -52%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -52%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $129.45 ↓ -52%
Mercy Care Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -52%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -52%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -29%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -29%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -29%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $189.74 ↓ -29%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -29%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $189.74 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -29%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -29%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $189.74 ↓ -29%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -29%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -29%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $189.74 ↓ -29%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $189.74 ↓ -29%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $189.74 ↓ -29%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -29%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -29%
Humana Medicare Advantage $195.43 ↓ -27%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $199.23 ↓ -25%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $199.23 ↓ -25%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $208.71 ↓ -22%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $208.71 ↓ -22%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $250.94 ↓ -6%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $258.05 ↓ -3%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $265.64 ↓ -1%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $280.82 ↑ +5%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $284.61 ↑ +6%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $313.07 ↑ +17%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $350.78 ↑ +31%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $365.40 ↑ +37%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $469.80 ↑ +76%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $469.80 ↑ +76%
Aetna Joint Venture $482.33 ↑ +80%
Aetna Designated Group $512.60 ↑ +92%
Aetna Medical Rental $550.19 ↑ +106%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $563.76 ↑ +111%
Aetna Broad Network $602.39 ↑ +125%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $645.01 ↑ +141%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $645.01 ↑ +141%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $685.91 ↑ +157%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $688.01 ↑ +157%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $717.23 ↑ +168%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $722.40 ↑ +170%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $730.80 ↑ +173%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $766.66 ↑ +187%
Provider Network of America Commercial $783.00 ↑ +193%
United Healthcare UHC Core $835.46 ↑ +213%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $860.01 ↑ +222%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $860.01 ↑ +222%
United Healthcare Commercial $903.91 ↑ +238%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images with glucagon double contrast study at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $778.59 $189.74 – $2,437.05
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $294.41 $129.45 – $783.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $410.10 $129.45 – $1,093.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $421.04 $129.45 – $1,093.60
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $300.67 $129.45 – $783.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $254.74 $129.45 – $835.20
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $224.46 $129.45 – $783.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $243.25 $129.45 – $835.20

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