CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation 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

$388.44

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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.

$1,113.00

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.

$89.00 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $834.75 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $89.00 ↓ -77%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $222.60 ↓ -43%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $228.77 ↓ -41%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $244.02 ↓ -37%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $249.31 ↓ -36%
Health Net Medicaid $249.31 ↓ -36%
Mercy Care Medicaid $249.31 ↓ -36%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $249.31 ↓ -36%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $249.31 ↓ -36%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $249.31 ↓ -36%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $250.43 ↓ -36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $256.22 ↓ -34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $305.02 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $305.02 ↓ -21%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $333.90 ↓ -14%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $341.00 ↓ -12%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $445.20 ↑ +15%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $500.85 ↑ +29%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $500.85 ↑ +29%
Aetna Joint Venture $514.21 ↑ +32%
Aetna Designated Group $546.48 ↑ +41%
Health Net Medicare $556.50 ↑ +43%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $556.50 ↑ +43%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $556.50 ↑ +43%
Aetna Medical Rental $586.55 ↑ +51%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $601.02 ↑ +55%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $601.02 ↑ +55%
Aetna Broad Network $642.20 ↑ +65%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $731.24 ↑ +88%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $764.63 ↑ +97%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $779.10 ↑ +101%
Provider Network of America Commercial $834.75 ↑ +115%

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CT guidance for percutaneous drain w/catheter placement supervision & interpretation at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $442.97 $222.60 – $834.75
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $500.37 $117.30 – $1,703.45
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $854.92 $117.30 – $1,768.02
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $602.21 $117.30 – $1,884.96
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $595.74 $158.39 – $1,431.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $551.01 $137.47 – $1,431.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $320.54 $222.60 – $834.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $271.57 $174.68 – $890.40

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