Ghs nerve block lumbar or thoracic symp 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

$416.06

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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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$865.00

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.

$354.65 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $3,083.36 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
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $354.65 ↓ -15%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $354.65 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $354.65 ↓ -15%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $354.65 ↓ -15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $354.65 ↓ -15%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $354.65 ↓ -15%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $354.65 ↓ -15%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan/PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $354.65 ↓ -15%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $354.65 ↓ -15%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $354.65 ↓ -15%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $354.65 ↓ -15%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $354.65 ↓ -15%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $354.65 ↓ -15%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare $354.65 ↓ -15%
Health Net Medicare $354.65 ↓ -15%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $354.65 ↓ -15%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $354.65 ↓ -15%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $372.38 ↓ -10%
Humana Medicare Advantage $375.93 ↓ -10%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $389.25 ↓ -6%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $389.25 ↓ -6%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $390.12 ↓ -6%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $390.12 ↓ -6%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $390.12 ↓ -6%
Aetna Aetna Qualified Health Plan $482.67 ↑ +16%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $506.02 ↑ +22%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $524.88 ↑ +26%
Aetna Medical Rental $556.20 ↑ +34%
United Healthcare UHC Individual Exchange $579.55 ↑ +39%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $585.17 ↑ +41%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $596.28 ↑ +43%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $596.28 ↑ +43%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $596.28 ↑ +43%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $596.28 ↑ +43%
Health Net Medicaid $596.28 ↑ +43%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $605.50 ↑ +46%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $688.54 ↑ +65%
Provider Network of America Commercial $778.50 ↑ +87%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $778.50 ↑ +87%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +181%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $2,312.52 ↑ +456%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $2,466.69 ↑ +493%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,590.01 ↑ +523%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Medicare $2,945.02 ↑ +608%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $3,083.36 ↑ +641%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $3,083.36 ↑ +641%
Aetna Broad Network not published by hospital
Aetna Joint Venture not published by hospital

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Ghs nerve block lumbar or thoracic symp at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $494.76 $596.28 – $1,565.67
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $572.09 $551.60 – $1,565.67
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $830.55 $551.60 – $1,565.67
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $489.23 $483.70 – $1,565.67
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $533.45 $483.70 – $1,423.34
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $534.83 $483.70 – $1,565.67
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $424.27 $483.70 – $1,565.67
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction $262.58 $483.70 – $1,423.34

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