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Abdominal CT scan (with and without contrast) 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

$443.22

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.

$2,670.00

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.

$129.45 with Banner University Health Plan vs $2,002.50 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
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $129.45 ↓ -71%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $129.45 ↓ -71%
Health Net Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -71%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -71%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -71%
Mercy Care Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -71%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -57%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $189.74 ↓ -57%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $189.74 ↓ -57%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $189.74 ↓ -57%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $189.74 ↓ -57%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -57%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -57%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -57%
Health Net Medicare $189.74 ↓ -57%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $189.74 ↓ -57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -57%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $189.74 ↓ -57%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -57%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -57%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $189.74 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -57%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -57%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $189.74 ↓ -57%
Humana Medicare Advantage $195.43 ↓ -56%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $199.23 ↓ -55%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $199.23 ↓ -55%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $208.71 ↓ -53%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $208.71 ↓ -53%
NaphCare Federal $256.15 ↓ -42%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $258.05 ↓ -42%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $265.64 ↓ -40%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $280.82 ↓ -37%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $284.61 ↓ -36%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $313.07 ↓ -29%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $341.00 ↓ -23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $396.54 ↓ -11%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $766.66 ↑ +73%
Aetna Joint Venture $792.00 ↑ +79%
United Healthcare UHC Core $835.46 ↑ +88%
Aetna Designated Group $842.00 ↑ +90%
United Healthcare Commercial $903.91 ↑ +104%
Aetna Broad Network $990.00 ↑ +123%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,013.00 ↑ +129%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,019.25 ↑ +130%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,087.20 ↑ +145%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,126.00 ↑ +154%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,141.56 ↑ +158%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,201.50 ↑ +171%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,201.50 ↑ +171%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,359.01 ↑ +207%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,359.01 ↑ +207%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,407.09 ↑ +217%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,441.80 ↑ +225%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,869.00 ↑ +322%
Provider Network of America Commercial $2,002.50 ↑ +352%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Abdominal CT scan (with and without contrast) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $531.33 $129.45 – $2,002.50
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $375.29 $129.45 – $2,364.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $384.15 $129.45 – $2,364.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $419.19 $129.45 – $2,002.50
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $424.53 $129.45 – $2,136.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $440.55 $129.45 – $2,002.50
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $467.25 $129.45 – $2,136.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $520.65 $129.45 – $2,002.50

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