Biopsy renal percutaneous trocar/needle (both sides) 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

$3,245.64

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.

$3,480.00

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.

$464.00 with Aetna vs $5,506.00 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
Aetna Medicare Advantage $464.00 ↓ -86%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $522.00 ↓ -84%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $696.00 ↓ -79%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $928.00 ↓ -71%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $949.44 ↓ -71%
Health Net Medicaid $1,020.08 ↓ -69%
Mercy Care Medicaid $1,020.08 ↓ -69%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $1,020.08 ↓ -69%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,020.08 ↓ -69%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,020.08 ↓ -69%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,020.08 ↓ -69%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,044.00 ↓ -68%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,044.00 ↓ -68%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,160.00 ↓ -64%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,160.00 ↓ -64%
Health Net Medicare $1,160.00 ↓ -64%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↓ -64%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,222.64 ↓ -62%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,252.80 ↓ -61%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,252.80 ↓ -61%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,624.00 ↓ -50%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,740.00 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $2,440.42 ↓ -25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $2,603.12 ↓ -20%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,733.25 ↓ -16%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $3,253.90 ↑ +0%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $3,253.90 ↑ +0%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +24%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +36%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +38%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $4,640.00 ↑ +43%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +44%
United Healthcare UHC Core $4,850.00 ↑ +49%
United Healthcare Commercial $5,105.00 ↑ +57%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +70%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Biopsy renal percutaneous trocar/needle (both sides) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,346.76 $464.00 – $4,640.00
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $1,579.19 $130.89 – $3,265.86
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $130.89 – $1,778.69
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $2,586.96 $465.00 – $4,466.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,838.18 $465.00 – $4,466.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $1,190.16 $464.00 – $4,640.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $1,005.72 $464.00 – $4,640.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $963.96 $464.00 – $4,037.00

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