Cath left heart transseptal punc 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

$1,535.68

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.

$5,795.00

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.

$1,159.00 with Aetna vs $14,854.00 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 $1,159.00 ↓ -25%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,303.88 ↓ -15%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $1,738.50 ↑ +13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $1,937.89 ↑ +26%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $2,114.00 ↑ +38%
United Healthcare UHC Core $2,210.00 ↑ +44%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $2,318.00 ↑ +51%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,326.00 ↑ +51%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $2,554.93 ↑ +66%
Mercy Care Medicaid $2,554.93 ↑ +66%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $2,554.93 ↑ +66%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $2,554.93 ↑ +66%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $2,554.93 ↑ +66%
Health Net Medicaid $2,554.93 ↑ +66%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $2,607.75 ↑ +70%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $2,607.75 ↑ +70%
Health Net Medicare $2,897.50 ↑ +89%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $2,897.50 ↑ +89%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $2,897.50 ↑ +89%
Aetna Medical Rental $3,053.97 ↑ +99%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $3,129.30 ↑ +104%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $3,129.30 ↑ +104%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $4,056.50 ↑ +164%
Provider Network of America Commercial $4,346.25 ↑ +183%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $4,981.11 ↑ +224%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $5,013.00 ↑ +226%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $5,313.18 ↑ +246%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $5,578.80 ↑ +263%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $6,641.48 ↑ +332%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $6,641.48 ↑ +332%
Aetna Joint Venture $11,883.00 ↑ +674%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $12,389.00 ↑ +707%
Aetna Designated Group $12,626.00 ↑ +722%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $13,766.00 ↑ +796%
Aetna Broad Network $14,854.00 ↑ +867%

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Cath left heart transseptal punc at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,095.26 $1,159.00 – $12,389.00
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $5,289.56 $210.99 – $10,939.13
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $3,901.07 $210.99 – $12,210.66
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,956.60 $1,854.60 – $13,103.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,066.39 $1,854.60 – $13,103.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $1,460.69 $1,159.00 – $12,389.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $1,141.62 $1,159.00 – $12,389.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,170.59 $1,159.00 – $12,389.00

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