Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms 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

$107.86

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.

$388.00

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.

$36.08 with Banner University Health Plan vs $460.86 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
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $36.08 ↓ -67%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -67%
Health Net Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -67%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -67%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $36.08 ↓ -67%
Mercy Care Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -67%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $56.95 ↓ -47%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -47%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -47%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -47%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -47%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $56.95 ↓ -47%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -47%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -47%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $56.95 ↓ -47%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $56.95 ↓ -47%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $56.95 ↓ -47%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -47%
Health Net Medicare $56.95 ↓ -47%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -47%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $56.95 ↓ -47%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $56.95 ↓ -47%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -47%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -47%
Humana Medicare Advantage $58.66 ↓ -46%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $59.80 ↓ -45%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $59.80 ↓ -45%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $62.65 ↓ -42%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $62.65 ↓ -42%
NaphCare Federal $76.88 ↓ -29%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $77.45 ↓ -28%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $79.73 ↓ -26%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $84.29 ↓ -22%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $85.42 ↓ -21%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $92.03 ↓ -15%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $93.97 ↓ -13%
United Healthcare UHC Core $103.78 ↓ -4%
United Healthcare Commercial $111.96 ↑ +4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $112.81 ↑ +5%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $130.37 ↑ +21%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $146.47 ↑ +36%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $162.75 ↑ +51%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $174.60 ↑ +62%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $174.60 ↑ +62%
Aetna Medical Rental $204.48 ↑ +90%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $209.52 ↑ +94%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $271.60 ↑ +152%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $289.97 ↑ +169%
Provider Network of America Commercial $291.00 ↑ +170%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $309.30 ↑ +187%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $324.76 ↑ +201%
Aetna Joint Venture $368.64 ↑ +242%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $386.62 ↑ +258%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $386.62 ↑ +258%
Aetna Designated Group $391.70 ↑ +263%
Aetna Broad Network $460.86 ↑ +327%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Bundled special stain group 1 microorganisms at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $95.84 $36.08 – $291.00
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $81.99 $30.97 – $408.24
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $199.03 $21.68 – $363.40
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $56.09 $31.92 – $175.56
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $81.09 $36.08 – $244.80
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $85.99 $36.08 – $244.80
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $85.36 $36.08 – $291.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $84.97 $36.08 – $310.40

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