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Abdominal MRI (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

$607.68

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.

$3,165.00

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.

$266.89 with Banner University Health Plan vs $2,373.75 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 $266.89 ↓ -56%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $266.89 ↓ -56%
Health Net Medicaid $266.89 ↓ -56%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $266.89 ↓ -56%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $266.89 ↓ -56%
Mercy Care Medicaid $266.89 ↓ -56%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↓ -37%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $380.64 ↓ -37%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $380.64 ↓ -37%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $380.64 ↓ -37%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $380.64 ↓ -37%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↓ -37%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↓ -37%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↓ -37%
Health Net Medicare $380.64 ↓ -37%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $380.64 ↓ -37%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↓ -37%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $380.64 ↓ -37%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↓ -37%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↓ -37%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $380.64 ↓ -37%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↓ -37%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↓ -37%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $380.64 ↓ -37%
Humana Medicare Advantage $392.06 ↓ -35%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $399.67 ↓ -34%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $399.67 ↓ -34%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $418.70 ↓ -31%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $418.70 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $508.61 ↓ -16%
NaphCare Federal $513.86 ↓ -15%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $517.67 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $532.90 ↓ -12%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $563.35 ↓ -7%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $570.96 ↓ -6%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $628.06 ↑ +3%
Aetna Joint Venture $792.00 ↑ +30%
Aetna Designated Group $842.00 ↑ +39%
Aetna Broad Network $990.00 ↑ +63%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,063.44 ↑ +75%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,307.33 ↑ +115%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,346.00 ↑ +121%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,394.48 ↑ +129%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,424.25 ↑ +134%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,424.25 ↑ +134%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,464.20 ↑ +141%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,496.00 ↑ +146%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,667.95 ↑ +174%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,709.10 ↑ +181%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,743.10 ↑ +187%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,743.10 ↑ +187%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $2,215.50 ↑ +265%
Provider Network of America Commercial $2,373.75 ↑ +291%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Abdominal MRI (with and without contrast) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $598.19 $266.89 – $2,373.75
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $712.06 $266.89 – $3,079.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $608.14 $266.89 – $3,079.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $560.20 $266.89 – $2,373.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $465.26 $266.89 – $2,532.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $626.67 $266.89 – $2,373.75
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $468.42 $266.89 – $2,532.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $765.93 $266.89 – $2,373.75

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