Ghs nerve blk intercostal, single level 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

$622.56

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.

$1,739.00

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.

$231.80 with Aetna vs $5,506.00 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 $231.80 ↓ -63%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $260.77 ↓ -58%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $347.70 ↓ -44%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $443.64 ↓ -29%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $460.08 ↓ -26%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $460.08 ↓ -26%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $460.08 ↓ -26%
Mercy Care Medicaid $460.08 ↓ -26%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $460.08 ↓ -26%
Health Net Medicaid $460.08 ↓ -26%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $463.60 ↓ -26%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $521.55 ↓ -16%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $521.55 ↓ -16%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $579.50 ↓ -7%
Health Net Medicare $579.50 ↓ -7%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $579.50 ↓ -7%
Aetna Medical Rental $610.79 ↓ -2%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $625.86 ↑ +1%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $625.86 ↑ +1%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $811.30 ↑ +30%
Provider Network of America Commercial $869.25 ↑ +40%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,140.33 ↑ +83%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,216.35 ↑ +95%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,277.16 ↑ +105%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,520.44 ↑ +144%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,520.44 ↑ +144%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $3,152.00 ↑ +406%
United Healthcare UHC Core $3,294.00 ↑ +429%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,467.00 ↑ +457%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +545%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +608%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +617%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +652%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +784%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Ghs nerve blk intercostal, single level at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $672.99 $231.80 – $2,083.00
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $1,021.85 $60.79 – $2,113.25
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $60.79 – $760.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $377.52 $138.60 – $3,036.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $548.08 $138.60 – $3,036.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $594.74 $231.80 – $2,083.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $502.57 $231.80 – $2,083.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $481.70 $231.80 – $1,910.00

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