Critical care 30-74 minutes 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

$1,880.41

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.

$7,613.00

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.

$502.19 with Health Choice Arizona, Inc. vs $5,709.75 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
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $502.19 ↓ -73%
Mercy Care Medicaid $502.19 ↓ -73%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $502.19 ↓ -73%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $502.19 ↓ -73%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $502.19 ↓ -73%
Health Net Medicaid $502.19 ↓ -73%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $898.07 ↓ -52%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $898.07 ↓ -52%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $898.07 ↓ -52%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $898.07 ↓ -52%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $898.07 ↓ -52%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $898.07 ↓ -52%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $898.07 ↓ -52%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $898.07 ↓ -52%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $898.07 ↓ -52%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $898.07 ↓ -52%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $898.07 ↓ -52%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $898.07 ↓ -52%
Health Net Medicare $898.07 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $898.07 ↓ -52%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $898.07 ↓ -52%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $898.07 ↓ -52%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $898.07 ↓ -52%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $898.07 ↓ -52%
Humana Medicare Advantage $925.01 ↓ -51%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $932.00 ↓ -50%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $942.97 ↓ -50%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $942.97 ↓ -50%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $987.88 ↓ -47%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $987.88 ↓ -47%
NaphCare Federal $1,212.39 ↓ -36%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,221.38 ↓ -35%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $1,257.30 ↓ -33%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,329.14 ↓ -29%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,347.11 ↓ -28%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,481.82 ↓ -21%
Aetna Joint Venture $1,626.00 ↓ -14%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $1,715.00 ↓ -9%
Aetna Designated Group $1,728.00 ↓ -8%
United Healthcare UHC Core $1,793.00 ↓ -5%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,887.00 ↑ +0%
Humana Commercial $1,910.00 ↑ +2%
Aetna Broad Network $2,033.00 ↑ +8%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $2,083.00 ↑ +11%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $2,314.00 ↑ +23%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $3,425.85 ↑ +82%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $3,425.85 ↑ +82%
Aetna Medical Rental $4,012.05 ↑ +113%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $4,111.02 ↑ +119%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $5,329.10 ↑ +183%
Provider Network of America Commercial $5,709.75 ↑ +204%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Critical care 30-74 minutes at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,857.57 $502.19 – $5,709.75
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $2,763.58 $185.32 – $9,859.56
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $3,656.13 $185.32 – $9,571.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $4,476.22 $185.32 – $18,196.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,906.87 $502.19 – $6,151.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,699.27 $502.19 – $6,151.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $1,811.89 $502.19 – $5,709.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $1,667.25 $502.19 – $6,090.40

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