Abd/low ext cath 3rd at Banner University Medical Center Phoenix

1111 East Mcdowell Road, Phoenix, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1841224870

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$1,402.64

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.

$3,918.00

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.

$182.16 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $182.16 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $468.22 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $499.44 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $524.40 ↓ -63%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $624.29 ↓ -55%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $624.29 ↓ -55%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $783.60 ↓ -44%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $877.63 ↓ -37%
Mercy Care Medicaid $877.63 ↓ -37%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $877.63 ↓ -37%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $877.63 ↓ -37%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $877.63 ↓ -37%
Health Net Medicaid $877.63 ↓ -37%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $881.55 ↓ -37%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $1,175.40 ↓ -16%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $1,567.20 ↑ +12%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,763.10 ↑ +26%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,763.10 ↑ +26%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,959.00 ↑ +40%
Health Net Medicare $1,959.00 ↑ +40%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,959.00 ↑ +40%
Aetna Medical Rental $2,064.79 ↑ +47%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $2,114.00 ↑ +51%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $2,115.72 ↑ +51%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $2,115.72 ↑ +51%
United Healthcare UHC Core $2,210.00 ↑ +58%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,326.00 ↑ +66%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $2,633.00 ↑ +88%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $2,742.60 ↑ +96%
Provider Network of America Commercial $2,938.50 ↑ +109%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +186%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +218%
Aetna Joint Venture $5,186.00 ↑ +270%
Aetna Designated Group $5,511.00 ↑ +293%
Aetna Broad Network $6,483.00 ↑ +362%

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Abd/low ext cath 3rd at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,516.27 $468.22 – $4,018.00
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $1,048.98 $303.97 – $2,169.34
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $293.63 – $303.97
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $1,796.30 $303.97 – $5,622.54
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,139.09 $399.46 – $2,510.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,653.73 $281.36 – $2,510.40
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $1,339.96 $468.22 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $1,132.30 $357.52 – $4,018.00

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