Warde cobalt heavy metal quantitative each nes 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

$45.50

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.

$288.00

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.

$21.96 with Health Choice Arizona, Inc. vs $216.00 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 $21.96 ↓ -52%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $21.96 ↓ -52%
Humana Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -52%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -52%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $21.96 ↓ -52%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $21.96 ↓ -52%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $21.96 ↓ -52%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $21.96 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -52%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -52%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -52%
Health Net Medicaid $21.96 ↓ -52%
Health Net Medicare $21.96 ↓ -52%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -52%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $21.96 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -52%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -52%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -52%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $21.96 ↓ -52%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $21.96 ↓ -52%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $21.96 ↓ -52%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $21.96 ↓ -52%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $21.96 ↓ -52%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $23.06 ↓ -49%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $23.06 ↓ -49%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $24.16 ↓ -47%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $24.16 ↓ -47%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $29.65 ↓ -35%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $29.87 ↓ -34%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $30.74 ↓ -32%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $32.50 ↓ -29%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $32.94 ↓ -28%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $36.23 ↓ -20%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $38.53 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $40.62 ↓ -11%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $42.81 ↓ -6%
United Healthcare UHC Core $44.90 ↓ -1%
United Healthcare Commercial $49.41 ↑ +9%
Aetna Joint Venture $73.74 ↑ +62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $75.48 ↑ +66%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $75.48 ↑ +66%
Aetna Designated Group $78.35 ↑ +72%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $80.52 ↑ +77%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $84.54 ↑ +86%
Aetna Broad Network $92.19 ↑ +103%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $96.77 ↑ +113%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $100.64 ↑ +121%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $100.64 ↑ +121%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $100.64 ↑ +121%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $100.80 ↑ +122%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $129.60 ↑ +185%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $129.60 ↑ +185%
Aetna Medical Rental $151.78 ↑ +234%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $155.52 ↑ +242%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $201.60 ↑ +343%
Provider Network of America Commercial $216.00 ↑ +375%

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Warde cobalt heavy metal quantitative each nes at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $46.08 $21.96 – $50.25
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $186.87 $13.17 – $106.85
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $503.48 $9.22 – $69.52
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $123.00 $12.30 – $67.64
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $46.66 $21.96 – $84.80
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $44.93 $21.96 – $84.80
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $36.58 $21.96 – $216.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $43.49 $21.96 – $230.40

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