CT lower extremity w/contrast (both sides) 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

$338.64

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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.

$2,040.00

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.

$129.45 with Mercy Care vs $1,530.00 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
Mercy Care Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -62%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -62%
Health Net Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -62%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $129.45 ↓ -62%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $129.45 ↓ -62%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $129.45 ↓ -62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $242.14 ↓ -28%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $341.00 ↑ +1%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $408.00 ↑ +20%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $459.00 ↑ +36%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $612.00 ↑ +81%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $622.40 ↑ +84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $663.90 ↑ +96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $697.09 ↑ +106%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $766.66 ↑ +126%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $816.00 ↑ +141%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $829.87 ↑ +145%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $829.87 ↑ +145%
United Healthcare UHC Core $835.46 ↑ +147%
United Healthcare Commercial $903.91 ↑ +167%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $918.00 ↑ +171%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $918.00 ↑ +171%
Aetna Joint Venture $942.48 ↑ +178%
Aetna Designated Group $1,001.64 ↑ +196%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,013.00 ↑ +199%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,020.00 ↑ +201%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,020.00 ↑ +201%
Health Net Medicare $1,020.00 ↑ +201%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,075.08 ↑ +217%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,101.60 ↑ +225%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,101.60 ↑ +225%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,126.00 ↑ +233%
Aetna Broad Network $1,177.08 ↑ +248%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,428.00 ↑ +322%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,530.00 ↑ +352%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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CT lower extremity w/contrast (both sides) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $405.96 $129.45 – $1,530.00
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $609.37 $179.52 – $1,739.40
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $2,260.68 $179.52 – $2,337.61
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $292.37 $129.45 – $1,799.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $285.62 $129.45 – $1,799.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $320.28 $129.45 – $1,530.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $324.36 $129.45 – $1,632.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $336.60 $129.45 – $1,530.00

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