Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at Banner Payson Medical Center

807 South Ponderosa Street, Payson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1063923340

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

$7.92

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

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

$34.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

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

$8.09 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $81.00 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $8.09 ↑ +2%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $8.09 ↑ +2%
Health Net Medicaid $8.09 ↑ +2%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $13.94 ↑ +76%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $13.94 ↑ +76%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $13.94 ↑ +76%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $13.94 ↑ +76%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $13.94 ↑ +76%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $13.94 ↑ +76%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan/PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $13.94 ↑ +76%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $13.94 ↑ +76%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $13.94 ↑ +76%
Health Net Medicare $13.94 ↑ +76%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $13.94 ↑ +76%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $13.94 ↑ +76%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare $13.94 ↑ +76%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $13.94 ↑ +76%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $13.94 ↑ +76%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $13.94 ↑ +76%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $13.94 ↑ +76%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $14.64 ↑ +85%
Humana Medicare Advantage $14.78 ↑ +87%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $15.30 ↑ +93%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $15.30 ↑ +93%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $15.33 ↑ +94%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $15.33 ↑ +94%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $15.33 ↑ +94%
Aetna Joint Venture $18.02 ↑ +128%
Aetna Aetna Qualified Health Plan $18.97 ↑ +140%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $19.89 ↑ +151%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $20.63 ↑ +160%
Aetna Medical Rental $21.86 ↑ +176%
Aetna Broad Network $22.51 ↑ +184%
United Healthcare UHC Individual Exchange $22.78 ↑ +188%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $23.00 ↑ +190%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $23.80 ↑ +201%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $27.06 ↑ +242%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $30.60 ↑ +286%
Provider Network of America Commercial $30.60 ↑ +286%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $40.71 ↑ +414%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $43.42 ↑ +448%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $45.59 ↑ +476%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Medicare $51.84 ↑ +555%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $54.28 ↑ +585%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $54.28 ↑ +585%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $81.00 ↑ +923%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $9.11 $13.20 – $241.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $9.83 $10.40 – $268.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $8.45 $13.20 – $241.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $10.56 $13.20 – $241.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $11.88 $13.20 – $235.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $9.50 $13.20 – $241.00
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $4.16 $13.20 – $241.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $19.21 $13.20 – $241.00

All Arizona hospitals for this procedure →