MRI breast w IV cont bi at Banner Heart Hospital

6750 E Baywood Avenue, Mesa, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1215961248

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

$1,119.74

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.

$4,374.00

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.

$778.57 with Banner University Health Plan vs $3,280.50 with Provider Network of America — 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
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $778.57 ↓ -30%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $778.57 ↓ -30%
Health Net Medicaid $778.57 ↓ -30%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $778.57 ↓ -30%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $778.57 ↓ -30%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $874.80 ↓ -22%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $952.20 ↓ -15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,015.68 ↓ -9%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,066.46 ↓ -5%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $1,106.73 ↓ -1%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,111.00 ↓ -1%
United Healthcare UHC Core $1,206.04 ↑ +8%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $1,269.60 ↑ +13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,269.60 ↑ +13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,269.60 ↑ +13%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $1,312.20 ↑ +17%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,346.00 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,430.82 ↑ +28%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,469.66 ↑ +31%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,496.00 ↑ +34%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $1,530.90 ↑ +37%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $1,749.60 ↑ +56%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,968.30 ↑ +76%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,968.30 ↑ +76%
Aetna Joint Venture $2,020.79 ↑ +80%
Aetna Designated Group $2,147.63 ↑ +92%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $2,187.00 ↑ +95%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $2,187.00 ↑ +95%
Health Net Medicare $2,187.00 ↑ +95%
Aetna Medical Rental $2,305.10 ↑ +106%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $2,361.96 ↑ +111%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $2,361.96 ↑ +111%
Aetna Broad Network $2,523.80 ↑ +125%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $3,061.80 ↑ +173%
Provider Network of America Commercial $3,280.50 ↑ +193%

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MRI breast w IV cont bi at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $774.20 $874.80 – $3,280.50
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,058.51 $874.80 – $3,280.50
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $839.81 $441.77 – $3,280.50
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $629.37 $499.28 – $2,721.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $537.52 $499.28 – $2,721.60
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $642.98 $867.04 – $3,499.20
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $647.35 $441.77 – $3,499.20
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $809.19 $874.80 – $3,280.50

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