Echocardiography transthoracic 2d followup/limited w/contrast or without & w/contrast 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

$276.49

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$1,292.00

Gross charge

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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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$266.89 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $2,341.00 with United Healthcare — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $266.89 ↓ -3%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $266.89 ↓ -3%
Health Net Medicaid $266.89 ↓ -3%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $266.89 ↓ -3%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $266.89 ↓ -3%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↑ +38%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $380.64 ↑ +38%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↑ +38%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↑ +38%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $380.64 ↑ +38%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↑ +38%
Humana Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↑ +38%
Health Net Medicare $380.64 ↑ +38%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↑ +38%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↑ +38%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $380.64 ↑ +38%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $380.64 ↑ +38%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↑ +38%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↑ +38%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $380.64 ↑ +38%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↑ +38%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $399.67 ↑ +45%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $399.67 ↑ +45%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $418.70 ↑ +51%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $418.70 ↑ +51%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $434.11 ↑ +57%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $452.20 ↑ +64%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $517.67 ↑ +87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $529.51 ↑ +92%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $532.90 ↑ +93%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $563.35 ↑ +104%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $564.82 ↑ +104%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $570.96 ↑ +107%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $581.40 ↑ +110%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $581.40 ↑ +110%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $593.05 ↑ +114%
Aetna Joint Venture $596.90 ↑ +116%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $628.06 ↑ +127%
Aetna Designated Group $634.37 ↑ +129%
Aetna Medical Rental $680.88 ↑ +146%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $697.68 ↑ +152%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $706.02 ↑ +155%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $706.02 ↑ +155%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $706.02 ↑ +155%
Aetna Broad Network $745.48 ↑ +170%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $848.84 ↑ +207%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $887.60 ↑ +221%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $904.40 ↑ +227%
Provider Network of America Commercial $969.00 ↑ +250%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $2,128.00 ↑ +670%
United Healthcare UHC Core $2,224.00 ↑ +704%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,341.00 ↑ +747%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital —

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Echocardiography transthoracic 2d followup/limited w/contrast or without & w/contrast at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $316.54 $266.89 – $969.00
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $228.68 $266.89 – $969.00
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa $378.41 $273.56 – $1,251.65
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $302.83 $172.34 – $947.87
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $317.83 $206.01 – $969.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $213.20 $266.89 – $820.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $292.12 $266.89 – $820.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $251.94 $266.89 – $1,033.60

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