Ghs nerve blk intercostal, single level 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

$338.32

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.

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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$699.00

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.

$191.06 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $1,569.14 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
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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
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $191.06 ↓ -44%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $191.06 ↓ -44%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $191.06 ↓ -44%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $191.06 ↓ -44%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $191.06 ↓ -44%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $191.06 ↓ -44%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $191.06 ↓ -44%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan/PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $191.06 ↓ -44%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $191.06 ↓ -44%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $191.06 ↓ -44%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $191.06 ↓ -44%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $191.06 ↓ -44%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $191.06 ↓ -44%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare $191.06 ↓ -44%
Health Net Medicare $191.06 ↓ -44%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $191.06 ↓ -44%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $191.06 ↓ -44%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $200.61 ↓ -41%
Humana Medicare Advantage $202.52 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $209.70 ↓ -38%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $209.70 ↓ -38%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $210.17 ↓ -38%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $210.17 ↓ -38%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $210.17 ↓ -38%
Aetna Joint Venture $246.98 ↓ -27%
Aetna Aetna Qualified Health Plan $260.03 ↓ -23%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $272.61 ↓ -19%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $282.77 ↓ -16%
Aetna Medical Rental $299.64 ↓ -11%
Aetna Broad Network $308.49 ↓ -9%
United Healthcare UHC Individual Exchange $312.22 ↓ -8%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $315.25 ↓ -7%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $326.20 ↓ -4%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $370.94 ↑ +10%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $419.40 ↑ +24%
Provider Network of America Commercial $419.40 ↑ +24%
Health Net Medicaid $460.08 ↑ +36%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $460.08 ↑ +36%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $460.08 ↑ +36%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $460.08 ↑ +36%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $460.08 ↑ +36%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $947.00 ↑ +180%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,176.86 ↑ +248%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,255.32 ↑ +271%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,318.08 ↑ +290%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Medicare $1,498.74 ↑ +343%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,569.14 ↑ +364%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,569.14 ↑ +364%

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Ghs nerve blk intercostal, single level at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $622.56 $231.80 – $4,018.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $377.52 $138.60 – $3,036.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $548.08 $138.60 – $3,036.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $594.74 $231.80 – $2,083.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $502.57 $231.80 – $2,083.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $481.70 $231.80 – $1,910.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $554.74 $231.80 – $2,083.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $615.61 $231.80 – $4,018.00

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