Myelography thoracic spine at Banner Estrella Medical Center
9201 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1275566200
$558.80
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.
$2,141.00
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.
$260.93 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $3,620.61 with United Healthcare — 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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| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $260.93 | ↓ -53% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus | $260.93 | ↓ -53% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $278.32 | ↓ -50% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $292.24 | ↓ -48% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $347.90 | ↓ -38% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $347.90 | ↓ -38% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $347.90 | ↓ -38% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Medicaid | $518.51 | ↓ -7% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $518.51 | ↓ -7% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $518.51 | ↓ -7% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $518.51 | ↓ -7% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $518.51 | ↓ -7% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $719.38 | ↑ +29% |
| Hospice of the Valley | Medicare | $749.35 | ↑ +34% |
| Care 1st | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Gila River Health Care Corporation | Managed Care Program | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| United Healthcare | UHC Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Care Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Care Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | PPO Medicare Advantage Plan | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | HMO Medicare Advantage Plans | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Banner Health | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | VA Community Care Network | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Wellpoint | Medicare Advantage HMO | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicare Advantage | $842.06 | ↑ +51% |
| Carelon | Medicare Advantage | $884.16 | ↑ +58% |
| Devoted Health Services | Medicare Advantage | $884.16 | ↑ +58% |
| Gold Kidney Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $926.27 | ↑ +66% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Medicare Advantage | $926.27 | ↑ +66% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $963.45 | ↑ +72% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $963.45 | ↑ +72% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $989.14 | ↑ +77% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $1,051.23 | ↑ +88% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $1,128.31 | ↑ +102% |
| NaphCare | Federal Prison System | $1,136.78 | ↑ +103% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $1,145.20 | ↑ +105% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $1,156.14 | ↑ +107% |
| United Healthcare | Individual Exchange | $1,178.88 | ↑ +111% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $1,235.36 | ↑ +121% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $1,246.25 | ↑ +123% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $1,263.09 | ↑ +126% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $1,389.40 | ↑ +149% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | LocalFlex | $1,406.64 | ↑ +152% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commercial | $1,470.87 | ↑ +163% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $1,498.70 | ↑ +168% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $1,605.75 | ↑ +187% |
| United Healthcare | UHC Doctor's Plan | $3,070.63 | ↑ +450% |
| United Healthcare | UHC Core | $3,346.17 | ↑ +499% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $3,620.61 | ↑ +548% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | Tricare | not published by hospital | — |
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Myelography thoracic spine at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $603.76 | $101.51 – $1,605.75 |
| Arizona General Hospital Laveen | Phoenix | $1,006.23 | $113.01 – $3,589.90 |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center | Phoenix | $1,629.23 | $113.01 – $3,369.35 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $616.61 | $260.93 – $1,605.75 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $522.40 | $199.24 – $1,712.80 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $460.32 | $152.80 – $1,605.75 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | $498.85 | $101.51 – $1,712.80 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $599.48 | $260.93 – $1,605.75 |