Capsulotomy; interphalangeal joint, each joint (separate proc) 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

$1,983.94

Cash price

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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.

$3,830.00

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.

$510.60 with Aetna vs $4,988.05 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona — 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 $510.60 ↓ -74%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $574.42 ↓ -71%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $765.90 ↓ -61%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $857.81 ↓ -57%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,009.45 ↓ -49%
Health Net Medicaid $1,009.45 ↓ -49%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,009.45 ↓ -49%
Mercy Care Medicaid $1,009.45 ↓ -49%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $1,009.45 ↓ -49%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,009.45 ↓ -49%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $1,021.20 ↓ -49%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,148.85 ↓ -42%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,148.85 ↓ -42%
Aetna Joint Venture $1,179.49 ↓ -41%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $1,238.20 ↓ -38%
Aetna Designated Group $1,253.52 ↓ -37%
Health Net Medicare $1,276.50 ↓ -36%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,276.50 ↓ -36%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,276.50 ↓ -36%
United Healthcare UHC Core $1,294.37 ↓ -35%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,345.43 ↓ -32%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,363.30 ↓ -31%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,378.62 ↓ -31%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,378.62 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $1,455.44 ↓ -27%
Aetna Broad Network $1,473.08 ↓ -26%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,677.32 ↓ -15%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,753.91 ↓ -12%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,787.10 ↓ -10%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,914.75 ↓ -3%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $3,741.03 ↑ +89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $3,990.44 ↑ +101%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $4,189.93 ↑ +111%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $4,988.05 ↑ +151%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $4,988.05 ↑ +151%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Capsulotomy; interphalangeal joint, each joint (separate proc) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $267.50 – $1,756.93
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix not published $267.50 – $1,756.92
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert not published $267.50 – $1,705.75
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa not published $1,009.45 – $3,741.03
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City not published $1,009.45 – $2,856.54
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert not published $1,009.45 – $3,741.03
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott not published $267.50 – $1,808.10
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa not published $267.50 – $1,756.93

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