Insert picvad cath 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

$3,893.99

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.

$10,062.00

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.

$2,074.70 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $7,546.50 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
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $2,074.70 ↓ -47%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $2,074.70 ↓ -47%
Health Net Medicaid $2,074.70 ↓ -47%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $2,074.70 ↓ -47%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $2,074.70 ↓ -47%
Health Net Medicare $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Humana Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -14%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $3,521.70 ↓ -10%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $3,522.40 ↓ -10%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $3,522.40 ↓ -10%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,690.14 ↓ -5%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $3,690.14 ↓ -5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $3,741.03 ↓ -4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $3,741.03 ↓ -4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $3,990.44 ↑ +2%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +3%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $4,094.00 ↑ +5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $4,189.93 ↑ +8%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +15%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $4,527.90 ↑ +16%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $4,527.90 ↑ +16%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $4,528.80 ↑ +16%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $4,562.35 ↑ +17%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $4,696.54 ↑ +21%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $4,964.91 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $4,988.05 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $4,988.05 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $4,988.05 ↑ +28%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $5,032.01 ↑ +29%
Aetna Medical Rental $5,302.67 ↑ +36%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $5,433.48 ↑ +40%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $5,535.21 ↑ +42%
Aetna Joint Venture $5,974.00 ↑ +53%
Aetna Designated Group $6,347.00 ↑ +63%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $6,560.00 ↑ +68%
United Healthcare UHC Core $6,856.00 ↑ +76%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $7,043.40 ↑ +81%
United Healthcare Commercial $7,217.00 ↑ +85%
Aetna Broad Network $7,467.00 ↑ +92%
Provider Network of America Commercial $7,546.50 ↑ +94%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $3,602.20 $1,455.44 – $7,546.50
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $346.17 – $3,455.32
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix not published $346.17 – $3,455.31
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Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $3,561.95 $2,074.70 – $7,546.50
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $3,089.03 $2,074.70 – $7,546.50
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