Plmt ureteral stent prq 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

$3,648.64

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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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$9,428.00

Gross charge

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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.

$1,257.00 with Aetna vs $16,820.00 with Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. — 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

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

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
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,257.00 ↓ -66%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,596.39 ↓ -56%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $1,885.50 ↓ -48%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $2,199.75 ↓ -40%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $2,230.35 ↓ -39%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $2,230.35 ↓ -39%
Health Net Medicaid $2,230.35 ↓ -39%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $2,230.35 ↓ -39%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $2,230.35 ↓ -39%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $2,440.42 ↓ -33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $2,440.42 ↓ -33%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $2,514.00 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $2,603.12 ↓ -29%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,733.25 ↓ -25%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $2,828.25 ↓ -22%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $2,828.25 ↓ -22%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $3,142.50 ↓ -14%
Health Net Medicare $3,142.50 ↓ -14%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $3,142.50 ↓ -14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $3,253.90 ↓ -11%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $3,253.90 ↓ -11%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $3,253.90 ↓ -11%
Aetna Medical Rental $3,312.20 ↓ -9%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $3,393.90 ↓ -7%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $3,393.90 ↓ -7%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $4,094.00 ↑ +12%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $4,399.50 ↑ +21%
Provider Network of America Commercial $4,713.75 ↑ +29%
Aetna Joint Venture $5,974.00 ↑ +64%
Aetna Designated Group $6,347.00 ↑ +74%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $6,560.00 ↑ +80%
United Healthcare UHC Core $6,856.00 ↑ +88%
United Healthcare Commercial $7,217.00 ↑ +98%
Aetna Broad Network $7,467.00 ↑ +105%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $15,138.00 ↑ +315%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $16,820.00 ↑ +361%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Plmt ureteral stent prq at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $3,375.22 $949.44 – $15,138.00
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $2,967.76 $272.15 – $6,137.51
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $272.15 – $3,786.26
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $3,483.12 $272.15 – $10,902.43
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $4,815.56 $1,768.80 – $13,586.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $6,991.18 $1,466.47 – $13,586.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $3,224.38 $1,257.00 – $15,138.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $2,724.69 $1,257.00 – $15,138.00

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