Biopsy of salivary gland 42400 at Banner Estrella Medical Center

9201 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1275566200

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$638.94

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.

$1,651.00

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.

$450.93 with Banner University Health Plan vs $5,506.00 with Aetna — 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
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $450.93 ↓ -29%
Health Net Medicaid $450.93 ↓ -29%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $450.93 ↓ -29%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $450.93 ↓ -29%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $450.93 ↓ -29%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $577.85 ↓ -10%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $742.95 ↑ +16%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $742.95 ↑ +16%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $749.90 ↑ +17%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $749.90 ↑ +17%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↑ +17%
Humana Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↑ +17%
Health Net Medicare $749.90 ↑ +17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↑ +17%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↑ +17%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↑ +17%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $749.90 ↑ +17%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $749.90 ↑ +17%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $749.90 ↑ +17%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $749.90 ↑ +17%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↑ +17%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↑ +17%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $749.90 ↑ +17%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↑ +17%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↑ +17%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $749.90 ↑ +17%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $787.39 ↑ +23%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $787.39 ↑ +23%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $824.89 ↑ +29%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $824.89 ↑ +29%
Aetna Medical Rental $870.08 ↑ +36%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $891.54 ↑ +40%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $1,012.37 ↑ +58%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,019.86 ↑ +60%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $1,049.86 ↑ +64%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,109.85 ↑ +74%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,124.85 ↑ +76%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,155.70 ↑ +81%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +83%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,237.34 ↑ +94%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,238.25 ↑ +94%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $2,440.42 ↑ +282%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $2,440.42 ↑ +282%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $2,603.12 ↑ +307%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,733.25 ↑ +328%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $3,152.00 ↑ +393%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $3,253.90 ↑ +409%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $3,253.90 ↑ +409%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $3,253.90 ↑ +409%
United Healthcare UHC Core $3,294.00 ↑ +416%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,467.00 ↑ +443%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +529%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +589%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +599%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +632%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +762%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Biopsy of salivary gland 42400 at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $591.06 $450.93 – $1,238.25
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $818.63 $55.43 – $1,692.97
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $55.43 – $772.40
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $421.08 $406.00 – $1,237.34
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $564.64 $450.93 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $477.14 $450.93 – $1,320.80
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $457.33 $450.93 – $1,238.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $526.67 $450.93 – $1,320.80

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