Aep thrshld est mlt freq i&r 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

$508.68

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.

$1,546.00

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.

$101.09 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $1,159.50 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $101.09 ↓ -80%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $191.73 ↓ -62%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $191.73 ↓ -62%
Mercy Care Medicaid $191.73 ↓ -62%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $191.73 ↓ -62%
Health Net Medicaid $191.73 ↓ -62%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $191.73 ↓ -62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $259.84 ↓ -49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $277.16 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $291.02 ↓ -43%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $331.90 ↓ -35%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↓ -35%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↓ -35%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↓ -35%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↓ -35%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $331.90 ↓ -35%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↓ -35%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↓ -35%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $331.90 ↓ -35%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $331.90 ↓ -35%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $331.90 ↓ -35%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↓ -35%
Health Net Medicare $331.90 ↓ -35%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↓ -35%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $331.90 ↓ -35%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $331.90 ↓ -35%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↓ -35%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↓ -35%
Humana Medicare Advantage $341.86 ↓ -33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $346.45 ↓ -32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $346.45 ↓ -32%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $348.50 ↓ -31%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $348.50 ↓ -31%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $365.09 ↓ -28%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $365.09 ↓ -28%
NaphCare Federal $448.06 ↓ -12%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $451.38 ↓ -11%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $464.66 ↓ -9%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $491.21 ↓ -3%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $497.85 ↓ -2%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $519.46 ↑ +2%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $547.63 ↑ +8%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $695.70 ↑ +37%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $695.70 ↑ +37%
Aetna Joint Venture $714.25 ↑ +40%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $749.81 ↑ +47%
Aetna Designated Group $759.09 ↑ +49%
United Healthcare UHC Core $783.82 ↑ +54%
Aetna Medical Rental $814.74 ↑ +60%
United Healthcare Commercial $825.56 ↑ +62%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $834.84 ↑ +64%
Aetna Broad Network $892.04 ↑ +75%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,015.72 ↑ +100%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,062.10 ↑ +109%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,082.20 ↑ +113%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,159.50 ↑ +128%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Aep thrshld est mlt freq i&r at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $462.64 $191.73 – $1,159.50
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $642.53 $118.01 – $1,328.78
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $252.70 $191.73 – $577.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $213.41 $156.14 – $577.60
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $389.68 $191.73 – $1,159.50
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $372.83 $191.73 – $1,236.80
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $408.14 $101.09 – $1,236.80
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,140.95 $191.73 – $1,159.50

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