Bronchial challenge 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

$283.46

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.

$803.00

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.

$71.65 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $602.25 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 $71.65 ↓ -75%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $184.17 ↓ -35%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $191.73 ↓ -32%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $191.73 ↓ -32%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $191.73 ↓ -32%
Health Net Medicaid $191.73 ↓ -32%
Mercy Care Medicaid $191.73 ↓ -32%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $191.73 ↓ -32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $196.44 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $206.27 ↓ -27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $245.56 ↓ -13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $245.56 ↓ -13%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $269.81 ↓ -5%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↑ +17%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $331.90 ↑ +17%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↑ +17%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↑ +17%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↑ +17%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $331.90 ↑ +17%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↑ +17%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $331.90 ↑ +17%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $331.90 ↑ +17%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $331.90 ↑ +17%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↑ +17%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↑ +17%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↑ +17%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↑ +17%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $331.90 ↑ +17%
Health Net Medicare $331.90 ↑ +17%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $331.90 ↑ +17%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $331.90 ↑ +17%
Humana Medicare Advantage $341.86 ↑ +21%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $348.50 ↑ +23%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $348.50 ↑ +23%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $361.35 ↑ +27%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $361.35 ↑ +27%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $365.09 ↑ +29%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $365.09 ↑ +29%
Aetna Joint Venture $370.99 ↑ +31%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $389.45 ↑ +37%
Aetna Designated Group $394.27 ↑ +39%
United Healthcare UHC Core $407.12 ↑ +44%
Aetna Medical Rental $423.18 ↑ +49%
United Healthcare Commercial $428.80 ↑ +51%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $433.62 ↑ +53%
NaphCare Federal $448.06 ↑ +58%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $451.38 ↑ +59%
Aetna Broad Network $463.33 ↑ +63%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $464.66 ↑ +64%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $491.21 ↑ +73%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $497.85 ↑ +76%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $527.57 ↑ +86%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $547.63 ↑ +93%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $551.66 ↑ +95%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $562.10 ↑ +98%
Provider Network of America Commercial $602.25 ↑ +112%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Bronchial challenge at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $148.56 $184.17 – $602.25
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $414.09 $66.16 – $856.36
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $88.32 $149.50 – $547.63
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $122.36 $110.67 – $547.63
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $211.19 $184.17 – $602.25
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $556.48 $184.17 – $602.25
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $97.16 $184.17 – $602.25
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $216.81 $184.17 – $602.25

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