CT thoracic spine w/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

$599.10

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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$1,184.00

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 Health Net vs $1,065.60 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
Health Net Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -78%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -78%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $129.45 ↓ -78%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -78%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -78%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $341.00 ↓ -43%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $485.44 ↓ -19%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $485.44 ↓ -19%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $485.44 ↓ -19%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $485.44 ↓ -19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $485.44 ↓ -19%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $485.44 ↓ -19%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $485.44 ↓ -19%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan/PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $485.44 ↓ -19%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $485.44 ↓ -19%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $485.44 ↓ -19%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $485.44 ↓ -19%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $485.44 ↓ -19%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $485.44 ↓ -19%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare $485.44 ↓ -19%
Health Net Medicare $485.44 ↓ -19%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $485.44 ↓ -19%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $485.44 ↓ -19%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $509.71 ↓ -15%
Humana Medicare Advantage $514.57 ↓ -14%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $532.80 ↓ -11%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $532.80 ↓ -11%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $533.98 ↓ -11%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $533.98 ↓ -11%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $533.98 ↓ -11%
Aetna Joint Venture $627.52 ↑ +5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $644.19 ↑ +8%
Aetna Aetna Qualified Health Plan $660.67 ↑ +10%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $687.14 ↑ +15%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $692.64 ↑ +16%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $718.45 ↑ +20%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $721.50 ↑ +20%
Aetna Medical Rental $761.31 ↑ +27%
Aetna Broad Network $783.81 ↑ +31%
United Healthcare UHC Individual Exchange $793.28 ↑ +32%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $800.98 ↑ +34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Medicare $820.39 ↑ +37%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $828.80 ↑ +38%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $858.93 ↑ +43%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $858.93 ↑ +43%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $942.46 ↑ +57%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,065.60 ↑ +78%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,065.60 ↑ +78%

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CT thoracic spine w/contrast at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $1,339.47 $183.10 – $4,192.65
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $545.97 $129.45 – $2,466.75
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $362.96 $129.45 – $2,233.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $354.58 $129.45 – $2,233.60
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $516.37 $129.45 – $2,466.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $522.95 $129.45 – $2,631.20
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $542.69 $129.45 – $2,466.75
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $575.57 $129.45 – $2,631.20

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