Phosphorus 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

$19.12

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.

$121.00

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.

$4.74 with Health Choice Arizona, Inc. vs $90.75 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
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $4.74 ↓ -75%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $4.74 ↓ -75%
Humana Medicare Advantage $4.74 ↓ -75%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $4.74 ↓ -75%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $4.74 ↓ -75%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $4.74 ↓ -75%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $4.74 ↓ -75%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $4.74 ↓ -75%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $4.74 ↓ -75%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $4.74 ↓ -75%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $4.74 ↓ -75%
Health Net Medicaid $4.74 ↓ -75%
Health Net Medicare $4.74 ↓ -75%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $4.74 ↓ -75%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $4.74 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $4.74 ↓ -75%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $4.74 ↓ -75%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $4.74 ↓ -75%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $4.74 ↓ -75%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $4.74 ↓ -75%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $4.74 ↓ -75%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $4.74 ↓ -75%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $4.74 ↓ -75%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $4.98 ↓ -74%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $4.98 ↓ -74%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $5.21 ↓ -73%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $5.21 ↓ -73%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $6.40 ↓ -67%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $6.45 ↓ -66%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $6.64 ↓ -65%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $7.02 ↓ -63%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $7.11 ↓ -63%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $7.82 ↓ -59%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $8.32 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $8.77 ↓ -54%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $9.24 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare UHC Core $9.70 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Commercial $10.66 ↓ -44%
Aetna Joint Venture $15.92 ↓ -17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $16.27 ↓ -15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $16.27 ↓ -15%
Aetna Designated Group $16.91 ↓ -12%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $17.35 ↓ -9%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $18.22 ↓ -5%
Aetna Broad Network $19.90 ↑ +4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $21.69 ↑ +13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $21.69 ↑ +13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $21.69 ↑ +13%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $40.66 ↑ +113%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $42.35 ↑ +121%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $54.45 ↑ +185%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $54.45 ↑ +185%
Aetna Medical Rental $63.77 ↑ +234%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $65.34 ↑ +242%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $84.70 ↑ +343%
Provider Network of America Commercial $90.75 ↑ +375%

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Phosphorus at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $19.36 $4.74 – $90.75
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $16.95 $2.84 – $60.46
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $62.65 $1.99 – $129.56
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $52.40 $2.66 – $14.60
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $29.65 $4.74 – $31.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $6.08 $4.74 – $31.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $15.37 $4.74 – $90.75
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale $70.89 $4.74 – $84.70

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