CT upper extremity without 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

$445.28

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$880.00

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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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$79.00 with Health Net vs $827.43 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona — 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 $79.00 ↓ -82%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -82%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $79.00 ↓ -82%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -82%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -82%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $341.00 ↓ -23%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $360.80 ↓ -19%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $360.80 ↓ -19%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $360.80 ↓ -19%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $360.80 ↓ -19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $360.80 ↓ -19%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $360.80 ↓ -19%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $360.80 ↓ -19%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan/PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $360.80 ↓ -19%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $360.80 ↓ -19%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $360.80 ↓ -19%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $360.80 ↓ -19%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $360.80 ↓ -19%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $360.80 ↓ -19%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare $360.80 ↓ -19%
Health Net Medicare $360.80 ↓ -19%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $360.80 ↓ -19%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $360.80 ↓ -19%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $378.84 ↓ -15%
Humana Medicare Advantage $382.45 ↓ -14%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $396.00 ↓ -11%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $396.00 ↓ -11%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $396.88 ↓ -11%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $396.88 ↓ -11%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $396.88 ↓ -11%
Aetna Joint Venture $466.40 ↑ +5%
Aetna Aetna Qualified Health Plan $491.04 ↑ +10%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $514.80 ↑ +16%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $533.98 ↑ +20%
Aetna Medical Rental $565.84 ↑ +27%
Aetna Broad Network $582.56 ↑ +31%
United Healthcare UHC Individual Exchange $589.60 ↑ +32%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $595.32 ↑ +34%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $616.00 ↑ +38%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $620.57 ↑ +39%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $661.94 ↑ +49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $695.04 ↑ +56%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $700.48 ↑ +57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Medicare $790.30 ↑ +77%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $792.00 ↑ +78%
Provider Network of America Commercial $792.00 ↑ +78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $827.43 ↑ +86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $827.43 ↑ +86%

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CT upper extremity without contrast (both sides) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $285.85 $79.00 – $1,291.50
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $190.06 $79.00 – $1,169.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $185.67 $79.00 – $1,169.60
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $270.35 $79.00 – $1,291.50
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $273.80 $79.00 – $1,377.60
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $284.13 $79.00 – $1,291.50
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $301.35 $79.00 – $1,377.60
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $335.79 $79.00 – $1,291.50

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