Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr/lmb-scr w/img addl at Banner Estrella Medical Center
9201 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1275566200
$1,258.14
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.
$3,251.00
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.
$468.47 with Arizona Physicians IPA 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.
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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| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $468.47 | ↓ -63% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $650.20 | ↓ -48% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $825.75 | ↓ -34% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $975.30 | ↓ -22% |
| Hospice of the Valley | Medicare | $1,137.85 | ↓ -10% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $1,170.00 | ↓ -7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $1,220.21 | ↓ -3% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus | $1,220.21 | ↓ -3% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Medicare Advantage | $1,300.40 | ↑ +3% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $1,301.56 | ↑ +3% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $1,366.63 | ↑ +9% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $1,462.95 | ↑ +16% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $1,462.95 | ↑ +16% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $1,625.50 | ↑ +29% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $1,625.50 | ↑ +29% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $1,625.50 | ↑ +29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $1,626.95 | ↑ +29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $1,626.95 | ↑ +29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $1,626.95 | ↑ +29% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $1,713.28 | ↑ +36% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $1,755.54 | ↑ +40% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $1,755.54 | ↑ +40% |
| United Healthcare | UHC Doctor's Plan | $2,114.00 | ↑ +68% |
| United Healthcare | UHC Core | $2,210.00 | ↑ +76% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $2,275.70 | ↑ +81% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $2,326.00 | ↑ +85% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $2,438.25 | ↑ +94% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $4,405.00 | ↑ +250% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $4,680.00 | ↑ +272% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $5,506.00 | ↑ +338% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | LocalFlex | $15,138.00 | ↑ +1103% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commercial | $16,820.00 | ↑ +1237% |
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Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr/lmb-scr w/img addl at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $1,163.86 | $468.47 – $15,138.00 |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center | Phoenix | $4,664.99 | $214.21 – $9,647.48 |
| Arizona General Hospital Laveen | Phoenix | not published | $214.21 – $765.22 |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $829.82 | $329.41 – $13,586.00 |
| Banner University Medical Center South | Tucson | $1,204.72 | $329.41 – $13,586.00 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $1,111.84 | $468.47 – $15,138.00 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $939.54 | $468.47 – $15,138.00 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $900.53 | $468.47 – $8,297.00 |