Inj epidural sgl lumb-sacral without img 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

$711.89

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.

$2,011.00

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.

$596.28 with Health Net 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
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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 Net Medicaid $596.28 ↓ -16%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $596.28 ↓ -16%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $596.28 ↓ -16%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $596.28 ↓ -16%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $596.28 ↓ -16%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $703.85 ↓ -1%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $756.81 ↑ +6%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $756.81 ↑ +6%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $807.27 ↑ +13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $847.63 ↑ +19%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $904.95 ↑ +27%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $904.95 ↑ +27%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +33%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $948.89 ↑ +33%
Humana Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +33%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +33%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +33%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $948.89 ↑ +33%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $948.89 ↑ +33%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $948.89 ↑ +33%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $948.89 ↑ +33%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +33%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +33%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +33%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +33%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $948.89 ↑ +33%
Health Net Medicare $948.89 ↑ +33%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $948.89 ↑ +33%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +33%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $996.33 ↑ +40%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $996.33 ↑ +40%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,009.09 ↑ +42%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,009.09 ↑ +42%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $1,009.09 ↑ +42%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,043.78 ↑ +47%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $1,043.78 ↑ +47%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,059.80 ↑ +49%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,085.94 ↑ +53%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +64%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $1,281.00 ↑ +80%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,290.49 ↑ +81%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $1,328.45 ↑ +87%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,404.36 ↑ +97%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,407.70 ↑ +98%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,423.34 ↑ +100%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,508.25 ↑ +112%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,565.67 ↑ +120%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $3,152.00 ↑ +343%
United Healthcare UHC Core $3,294.00 ↑ +363%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,467.00 ↑ +387%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +464%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +519%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +527%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +557%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +673%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Inj epidural sgl lumb-sacral without img at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $687.76 $596.28 – $4,018.00
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $569.11 $596.28 – $1,565.67
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa not published $82.97 – $977.36
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $719.94 $294.44 – $1,565.67
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $807.31 $596.28 – $1,779.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,172.05 $454.78 – $1,779.20
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $778.26 $596.28 – $1,565.67
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $617.38 $596.28 – $1,565.67

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