Sweat collection by iontophoresis 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

$52.21

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$114.00

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.

$10.20 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $102.60 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $10.20 ↓ -80%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $10.88 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $11.43 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Medicare $12.99 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $13.60 ↓ -74%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $13.60 ↓ -74%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -31%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -31%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $36.08 ↓ -31%
Health Net Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -31%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -31%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $46.40 ↓ -11%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare $46.74 ↓ -10%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan/PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $46.74 ↓ -10%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $46.74 ↓ -10%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $46.74 ↓ -10%
Health Net Medicare $46.74 ↓ -10%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $46.74 ↓ -10%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $46.74 ↓ -10%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $46.74 ↓ -10%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $46.74 ↓ -10%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $46.74 ↓ -10%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $46.74 ↓ -10%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $46.74 ↓ -10%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $46.74 ↓ -10%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $46.74 ↓ -10%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $46.74 ↓ -10%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $46.74 ↓ -10%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $46.74 ↓ -10%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $49.08 ↓ -6%
Humana Medicare Advantage $49.54 ↓ -5%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $51.30 ↓ -2%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $51.30 ↓ -2%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $51.41 ↓ -2%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $51.41 ↓ -2%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $51.41 ↓ -2%
Aetna Joint Venture $60.42 ↑ +16%
Aetna Aetna Qualified Health Plan $63.61 ↑ +22%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $66.69 ↑ +28%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $69.18 ↑ +33%
Aetna Medical Rental $73.30 ↑ +40%
Aetna Broad Network $75.47 ↑ +45%
United Healthcare UHC Individual Exchange $76.38 ↑ +46%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $77.12 ↑ +48%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $79.80 ↑ +53%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $90.74 ↑ +74%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $102.60 ↑ +97%
Provider Network of America Commercial $102.60 ↑ +97%

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Sweat collection by iontophoresis at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $19.61 $3.85 – $93.97
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $23.37 $3.35 – $93.97
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $20.18 $3.35 – $93.97
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $32.72 $3.35 – $85.50
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $22.69 $5.10 – $93.97
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $27.36 $5.10 – $85.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $29.53 $5.10 – $93.97
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $18.81 $5.61 – $93.97

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