Ghs nerve blk intercostal, ea addtl level at Banner Estrella Medical Center
9201 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1275566200
$841.72
Cash price 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.
$2,175.00
Gross charge 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.
$290.00 with Aetna vs $2,987.66 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $290.00 | ↓ -66% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $368.30 | ↓ -56% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $435.00 | ↓ -48% |
| Hospice of the Valley | Medicare | $507.50 | ↓ -40% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Medicare Advantage | $580.00 | ↓ -31% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Medicaid | $596.28 | ↓ -29% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $596.28 | ↓ -29% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $596.28 | ↓ -29% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $596.28 | ↓ -29% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $596.28 | ↓ -29% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $652.50 | ↓ -22% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $652.50 | ↓ -22% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $725.00 | ↓ -14% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $725.00 | ↓ -14% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $725.00 | ↓ -14% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $764.15 | ↓ -9% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $783.00 | ↓ -7% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $783.00 | ↓ -7% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $932.00 | ↑ +11% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $1,015.00 | ↑ +21% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $1,087.50 | ↑ +29% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $1,626.00 | ↑ +93% |
| United Healthcare | UHC Doctor's Plan | $1,715.00 | ↑ +104% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $1,728.00 | ↑ +105% |
| United Healthcare | UHC Core | $1,793.00 | ↑ +113% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $1,887.00 | ↑ +124% |
| Humana | Commercial | $1,910.00 | ↑ +127% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $2,033.00 | ↑ +142% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | LocalFlex | $2,083.00 | ↑ +147% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $2,240.74 | ↑ +166% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus | $2,240.74 | ↑ +166% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commercial | $2,314.00 | ↑ +175% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $2,390.13 | ↑ +184% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $2,509.61 | ↑ +198% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $2,987.66 | ↑ +255% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $2,987.66 | ↑ +255% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $2,987.66 | ↑ +255% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | Tricare | not published by hospital | — |
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Ghs nerve blk intercostal, ea addtl level at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $778.65 | $290.00 – $4,018.00 |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center | Phoenix | $1,327.45 | $26.11 – $2,745.25 |
| Arizona General Hospital Laveen | Phoenix | not published | $26.11 – $977.36 |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $490.05 | $180.00 – $3,036.00 |
| Banner University Medical Center South | Tucson | $711.45 | $180.00 – $3,036.00 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $743.85 | $290.00 – $2,240.74 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $628.57 | $290.00 – $2,083.00 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $602.48 | $290.00 – $1,910.00 |