CT lower extremity w/contrast (both sides) 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

$496.89

Cash price

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$982.00

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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$129.45 with Health Net vs $883.80 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

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 $129.45 ↓ -74%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -74%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $129.45 ↓ -74%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -74%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -74%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $341.00 ↓ -31%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $402.62 ↓ -19%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $402.62 ↓ -19%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $402.62 ↓ -19%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $402.62 ↓ -19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $402.62 ↓ -19%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $402.62 ↓ -19%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $402.62 ↓ -19%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan/PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $402.62 ↓ -19%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $402.62 ↓ -19%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $402.62 ↓ -19%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $402.62 ↓ -19%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $402.62 ↓ -19%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $402.62 ↓ -19%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare $402.62 ↓ -19%
Health Net Medicare $402.62 ↓ -19%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $402.62 ↓ -19%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $402.62 ↓ -19%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $422.75 ↓ -15%
Humana Medicare Advantage $426.78 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $441.90 ↓ -11%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $441.90 ↓ -11%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $442.88 ↓ -11%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $442.88 ↓ -11%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $442.88 ↓ -11%
Aetna Joint Venture $520.46 ↑ +5%
Aetna Aetna Qualified Health Plan $547.96 ↑ +10%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $574.47 ↑ +16%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $595.88 ↑ +20%
Aetna Medical Rental $631.43 ↑ +27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $642.34 ↑ +29%
Aetna Broad Network $650.08 ↑ +31%
United Healthcare UHC Individual Exchange $657.94 ↑ +32%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $664.32 ↑ +34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $685.16 ↑ +38%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $687.40 ↑ +38%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $719.42 ↑ +45%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $781.67 ↑ +57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Medicare $818.03 ↑ +65%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $856.45 ↑ +72%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $856.45 ↑ +72%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $883.80 ↑ +78%
Provider Network of America Commercial $883.80 ↑ +78%

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CT lower extremity w/contrast (both sides) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $338.64 $129.45 – $1,530.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $292.37 $129.45 – $1,799.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $285.62 $129.45 – $1,799.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $320.28 $129.45 – $1,530.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $324.36 $129.45 – $1,632.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $336.60 $129.45 – $1,530.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $357.00 $129.45 – $1,632.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $397.80 $129.45 – $1,530.00

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