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Brain MRI (without contrast) at Banner Desert Medical Center

1400 South Dobson Road, Mesa, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1720011810

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

$516.31

Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$2,424.00

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$166.84 with Mercy Care vs $1,818.00 with Provider Network of America — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $166.84 ↓ -68%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $166.84 ↓ -68%
Health Net Medicaid $166.84 ↓ -68%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $166.84 ↓ -68%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $166.84 ↓ -68%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $257.63 ↓ -50%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $257.63 ↓ -50%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $257.63 ↓ -50%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $257.63 ↓ -50%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $257.63 ↓ -50%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $257.63 ↓ -50%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $257.63 ↓ -50%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $257.63 ↓ -50%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $257.63 ↓ -50%
Humana Medicare Advantage $257.63 ↓ -50%
Health Net Medicare $257.63 ↓ -50%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $257.63 ↓ -50%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $257.63 ↓ -50%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $257.63 ↓ -50%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $257.63 ↓ -50%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $257.63 ↓ -50%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $257.63 ↓ -50%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $257.63 ↓ -50%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $270.51 ↓ -48%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $270.51 ↓ -48%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $283.39 ↓ -45%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $283.39 ↓ -45%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $347.80 ↓ -33%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $350.38 ↓ -32%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $360.68 ↓ -30%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $381.29 ↓ -26%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $386.44 ↓ -25%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $425.09 ↓ -18%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $487.00 ↓ -6%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $706.07 ↑ +37%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $706.07 ↑ +37%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $753.14 ↑ +46%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $790.79 ↑ +53%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $848.40 ↑ +64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $941.42 ↑ +82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $941.42 ↑ +82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $941.42 ↑ +82%
Aetna Joint Venture $990.00 ↑ +92%
Aetna Designated Group $1,052.00 ↑ +104%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,090.80 ↑ +111%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,090.80 ↑ +111%
Aetna Broad Network $1,238.00 ↑ +140%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,277.45 ↑ +147%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,308.96 ↑ +154%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,346.00 ↑ +161%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,496.00 ↑ +190%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,696.80 ↑ +229%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,818.00 ↑ +252%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Brain MRI (without contrast) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $402.38 $166.84 – $1,818.00
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $385.42 $166.84 – $1,818.00
Banner Page Hospital Page $2,273.64 $64.79 – $1,953.05
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $385.42 $166.84 – $1,818.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $503.10 $166.84 – $2,236.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $374.53 $166.84 – $2,236.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $399.96 $166.84 – $1,939.20
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $346.63 $166.84 – $1,818.00

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