Drain cerebro spinal fluid 62272 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

$397.06

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.

$1,026.00

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.

$359.10 with Hospice of the Valley 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
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $359.10 ↓ -10%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $460.08 ↑ +16%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $460.08 ↑ +16%
Health Net Medicaid $460.08 ↑ +16%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $460.08 ↑ +16%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $460.08 ↑ +16%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $461.70 ↑ +16%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $461.70 ↑ +16%
Aetna Medical Rental $540.70 ↑ +36%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $554.04 ↑ +40%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $718.20 ↑ +81%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↑ +86%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $738.10 ↑ +86%
Humana Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↑ +86%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↑ +86%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↑ +86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↑ +86%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $738.10 ↑ +86%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $738.10 ↑ +86%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $738.10 ↑ +86%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $738.10 ↑ +86%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↑ +86%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↑ +86%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↑ +86%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↑ +86%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $738.10 ↑ +86%
Health Net Medicare $738.10 ↑ +86%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $738.10 ↑ +86%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↑ +86%
Provider Network of America Commercial $769.50 ↑ +94%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $775.00 ↑ +95%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $775.00 ↑ +95%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $811.91 ↑ +104%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $811.91 ↑ +104%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $996.43 ↑ +151%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,003.82 ↑ +153%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $1,033.34 ↑ +160%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,092.39 ↑ +175%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,107.15 ↑ +179%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $1,140.33 ↑ +187%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,140.33 ↑ +187%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +195%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,216.35 ↑ +206%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,217.87 ↑ +207%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,277.16 ↑ +222%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,520.44 ↑ +283%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,520.44 ↑ +283%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $1,520.44 ↑ +283%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $3,152.00 ↑ +694%
United Healthcare UHC Core $3,294.00 ↑ +730%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,467.00 ↑ +773%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +912%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +1009%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +1024%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +1079%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +1287%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Drain cerebro spinal fluid 62272 at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $367.31 $443.64 – $1,217.87
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $95.48 – $760.25
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix not published $95.48 – $760.24
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $372.44 $359.10 – $1,217.87
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $540.70 $359.10 – $1,217.87
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $393.98 $344.74 – $1,217.87
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $296.51 $359.10 – $1,217.87
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $284.20 $359.10 – $1,107.15

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