Neurolysis celiac plexus 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

$746.14

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.

$1,928.00

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.

$596.28 with Health Net vs $6,483.00 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
Health Net Medicaid $596.28 ↓ -20%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $596.28 ↓ -20%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $596.28 ↓ -20%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $596.28 ↓ -20%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $596.28 ↓ -20%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $674.80 ↓ -10%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $867.60 ↑ +16%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $867.60 ↑ +16%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $948.89 ↑ +27%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +27%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +27%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +27%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +27%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +27%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $948.89 ↑ +27%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $948.89 ↑ +27%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $948.89 ↑ +27%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $948.89 ↑ +27%
Humana Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +27%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +27%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $948.89 ↑ +27%
Health Net Medicare $948.89 ↑ +27%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +27%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $948.89 ↑ +27%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $948.89 ↑ +27%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $996.33 ↑ +34%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $996.33 ↑ +34%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,016.06 ↑ +36%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,041.12 ↑ +40%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $1,043.78 ↑ +40%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,043.78 ↑ +40%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $1,281.00 ↑ +72%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,290.49 ↑ +73%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $1,328.45 ↑ +78%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,349.60 ↑ +81%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,404.36 ↑ +88%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,423.34 ↑ +91%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,446.00 ↑ +94%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,565.67 ↑ +110%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $2,633.00 ↑ +253%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $3,152.00 ↑ +322%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $3,268.08 ↑ +338%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $3,268.08 ↑ +338%
United Healthcare UHC Core $3,294.00 ↑ +341%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,467.00 ↑ +365%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $3,485.96 ↑ +367%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $3,660.23 ↑ +391%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +439%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $4,357.45 ↑ +484%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $4,357.45 ↑ +484%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $4,357.45 ↑ +484%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +498%
Aetna Joint Venture $5,186.00 ↑ +595%
Aetna Designated Group $5,511.00 ↑ +639%
Aetna Broad Network $6,483.00 ↑ +769%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Neurolysis celiac plexus at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $690.22 $596.28 – $1,565.67
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $168.44 – $977.36
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix not published $168.44 – $977.36
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $489.69 $472.15 – $1,565.67
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $710.92 $472.15 – $1,565.67
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $557.19 $596.28 – $1,565.67
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $534.06 $596.28 – $1,446.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $682.51 $596.28 – $1,565.67

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