CT t-spine w /wo contrast 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

$719.03

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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$1,421.00

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.

$129.45 with Banner University Health Plan vs $1,278.90 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 $129.45 ↓ -82%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -82%
Health Net Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -82%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -82%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -82%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $341.00 ↓ -53%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $582.61 ↓ -19%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $582.61 ↓ -19%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $582.61 ↓ -19%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare $582.61 ↓ -19%
Health Net Medicare $582.61 ↓ -19%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $582.61 ↓ -19%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $582.61 ↓ -19%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $582.61 ↓ -19%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $582.61 ↓ -19%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $582.61 ↓ -19%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $582.61 ↓ -19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $582.61 ↓ -19%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $582.61 ↓ -19%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $582.61 ↓ -19%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan/PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $582.61 ↓ -19%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $582.61 ↓ -19%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $582.61 ↓ -19%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $611.74 ↓ -15%
Humana Medicare Advantage $617.57 ↓ -14%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $639.45 ↓ -11%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $639.45 ↓ -11%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $640.87 ↓ -11%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $640.87 ↓ -11%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $640.87 ↓ -11%
Aetna Joint Venture $753.13 ↑ +5%
Aetna Aetna Qualified Health Plan $792.92 ↑ +10%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $794.77 ↑ +11%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $831.28 ↑ +16%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $847.76 ↑ +18%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $862.26 ↑ +20%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $890.14 ↑ +24%
Aetna Medical Rental $913.70 ↑ +27%
Aetna Broad Network $940.70 ↑ +31%
United Healthcare UHC Individual Exchange $952.07 ↑ +32%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $961.31 ↑ +34%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $994.70 ↑ +38%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Medicare $1,012.15 ↑ +41%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,059.70 ↑ +47%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,059.70 ↑ +47%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $1,131.12 ↑ +57%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,278.90 ↑ +78%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,278.90 ↑ +78%

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CT t-spine w /wo contrast at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $1,701.83 $189.74 – $5,326.86
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $655.20 $129.45 – $2,960.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $435.50 $129.45 – $2,680.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $425.45 $129.45 – $2,680.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $619.68 $129.45 – $2,960.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $627.57 $129.45 – $3,157.60
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $651.26 $129.45 – $2,960.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $690.72 $129.45 – $3,157.60

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