Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe clostridium difficile toxin gene(s) 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

$52.98

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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$112.00

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.

$37.27 with Health Net vs $176.24 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
Health Net Medicaid $37.27 ↓ -30%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $37.27 ↓ -30%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $37.27 ↓ -30%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $37.27 ↓ -30%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $37.27 ↓ -30%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $45.58 ↓ -14%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $45.92 ↓ -13%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $45.92 ↓ -13%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $45.92 ↓ -13%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $45.92 ↓ -13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $45.92 ↓ -13%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $45.92 ↓ -13%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $45.92 ↓ -13%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan/PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $45.92 ↓ -13%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $45.92 ↓ -13%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $45.92 ↓ -13%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $45.92 ↓ -13%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $45.92 ↓ -13%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $45.92 ↓ -13%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare $45.92 ↓ -13%
Health Net Medicare $45.92 ↓ -13%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $45.92 ↓ -13%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $45.92 ↓ -13%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $48.22 ↓ -9%
Humana Medicare Advantage $48.68 ↓ -8%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $50.40 ↓ -5%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $50.40 ↓ -5%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $50.51 ↓ -5%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $50.51 ↓ -5%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $50.51 ↓ -5%
Aetna Joint Venture $59.36 ↑ +12%
Aetna Aetna Qualified Health Plan $62.50 ↑ +18%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $65.52 ↑ +24%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $67.96 ↑ +28%
Aetna Medical Rental $72.02 ↑ +36%
Aetna Broad Network $74.14 ↑ +40%
United Healthcare UHC Individual Exchange $75.04 ↑ +42%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $75.77 ↑ +43%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $78.40 ↑ +48%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $89.15 ↑ +68%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $100.80 ↑ +90%
Provider Network of America Commercial $100.80 ↑ +90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $132.18 ↑ +149%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $140.99 ↑ +166%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $148.04 ↑ +179%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Medicare $168.33 ↑ +218%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $176.24 ↑ +233%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $176.24 ↑ +233%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe clostridium difficile toxin gene(s) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $109.97 $5.46 – $37.27
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $24.75 $37.27 – $84.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $26.21 $37.27 – $89.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $18.70 $37.27 – $89.60
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $24.98 $37.27 – $84.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $20.38 $37.27 – $89.60
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $23.18 $37.27 – $84.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $22.51 $37.27 – $89.60

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