Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at Banner Baywood Medical Center

6644 East Baywood Avenue, Mesa, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1194758284

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$1,443.95

Cash price

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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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$1,908.00

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.

$450.93 with Health Choice Arizona, Inc. vs $5,506.00 with Aetna — 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

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
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $450.93 ↓ -69%
Health Net Medicaid $450.93 ↓ -69%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $450.93 ↓ -69%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $450.93 ↓ -69%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $450.93 ↓ -69%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $667.80 ↓ -54%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↓ -48%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↓ -48%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $749.90 ↓ -48%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↓ -48%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $749.90 ↓ -48%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↓ -48%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↓ -48%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↓ -48%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $749.90 ↓ -48%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $749.90 ↓ -48%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↓ -48%
Humana Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↓ -48%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↓ -48%
Health Net Medicare $749.90 ↓ -48%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $749.90 ↓ -48%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $787.39 ↓ -45%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $787.39 ↓ -45%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $824.89 ↓ -43%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $824.89 ↓ -43%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $858.60 ↓ -41%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $858.60 ↓ -41%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,005.52 ↓ -30%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,019.86 ↓ -29%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,030.32 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $1,049.86 ↓ -27%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,109.85 ↓ -23%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,124.85 ↓ -22%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↓ -19%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,237.34 ↓ -14%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,335.60 ↓ -8%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,397.38 ↓ -3%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,431.00 ↓ -1%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,490.54 ↑ +3%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,565.05 ↑ +8%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,863.17 ↑ +29%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,863.17 ↑ +29%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $1,863.17 ↑ +29%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $3,152.00 ↑ +118%
United Healthcare UHC Core $3,294.00 ↑ +128%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,467.00 ↑ +140%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +178%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +205%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +209%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +224%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +281%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,841.01 $450.93 – $1,431.00
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $539.96 $450.93 – $1,431.00
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa not published $75.81 – $772.40
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $1,964.55 $450.93 – $1,431.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $568.46 $450.93 – $1,252.80
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $825.28 $450.93 – $1,252.80
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $551.41 $450.93 – $1,526.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $528.52 $450.93 – $1,431.00

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