Cta neck without &/or w/contrast 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

$407.16

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.

$2,340.00

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.

$129.45 with Health Choice Arizona, Inc. vs $1,755.00 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
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -68%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -68%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $129.45 ↓ -68%
Health Net Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -68%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -68%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -53%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $189.74 ↓ -53%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -53%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -53%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -53%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $189.74 ↓ -53%
Humana Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -53%
Health Net Medicare $189.74 ↓ -53%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -53%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $189.74 ↓ -53%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -53%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $189.74 ↓ -53%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $189.74 ↓ -53%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -53%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $189.74 ↓ -53%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -53%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -53%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $189.74 ↓ -53%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $199.23 ↓ -51%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $199.23 ↓ -51%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $208.71 ↓ -49%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $208.71 ↓ -49%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $256.15 ↓ -37%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $258.05 ↓ -37%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $265.64 ↓ -35%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $280.82 ↓ -31%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $284.61 ↓ -30%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $313.07 ↓ -23%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $341.00 ↓ -16%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $766.66 ↑ +88%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $819.00 ↑ +101%
United Healthcare UHC Core $835.46 ↑ +105%
United Healthcare Commercial $903.91 ↑ +122%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $1,011.92 ↑ +149%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,011.92 ↑ +149%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,013.00 ↑ +149%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,053.00 ↑ +159%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,053.00 ↑ +159%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,079.39 ↑ +165%
Aetna Joint Venture $1,081.08 ↑ +166%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,126.00 ↑ +177%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,133.35 ↑ +178%
Aetna Designated Group $1,148.94 ↑ +182%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,233.18 ↑ +203%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,263.60 ↑ +210%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,349.23 ↑ +231%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $1,349.23 ↑ +231%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,349.23 ↑ +231%
Aetna Broad Network $1,350.18 ↑ +232%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,638.00 ↑ +302%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,755.00 ↑ +331%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Cta neck without &/or w/contrast at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $390.78 $129.45 – $1,755.00
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $1,238.21 $189.74 – $4,417.52
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $1,697.23 $189.74 – $3,509.97
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $1,048.95 $189.74 – $3,283.28
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $476.50 $129.45 – $2,558.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $409.34 $129.45 – $2,558.40
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $390.78 $129.45 – $1,755.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $411.84 $129.45 – $1,872.00

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