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Ghs paravert facet/nerve lumb ea add bil 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

$795.48

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.

$2,222.00

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.

$176.09 with Health Choice Arizona, Inc. 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
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $176.09 ↓ -78%
Mercy Care Medicaid $176.09 ↓ -78%
Health Net Medicaid $176.09 ↓ -78%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $176.09 ↓ -78%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $176.09 ↓ -78%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $176.09 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $256.97 ↓ -68%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $296.20 ↓ -63%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $333.23 ↓ -58%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $444.30 ↓ -44%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $592.40 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $660.52 ↓ -17%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $666.45 ↓ -16%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $666.45 ↓ -16%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $704.56 ↓ -11%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $739.78 ↓ -7%
Health Net Medicare $740.50 ↓ -7%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $740.50 ↓ -7%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $740.50 ↓ -7%
Aetna Medical Rental $780.49 ↓ -2%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $799.74 ↑ +1%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $799.74 ↑ +1%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $880.70 ↑ +11%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $880.70 ↑ +11%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,036.70 ↑ +30%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,110.75 ↑ +40%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +47%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $2,114.00 ↑ +166%
United Healthcare UHC Core $2,210.00 ↑ +178%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,326.00 ↑ +192%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +405%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +454%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +461%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +488%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +592%

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Ghs paravert facet/nerve lumb ea add bil at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $859.91 $176.09 – $4,018.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $552.85 $176.09 – $2,041.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $802.62 $176.09 – $2,041.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $759.92 $176.09 – $4,018.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $615.49 $176.09 – $1,851.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $708.82 $176.09 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $786.59 $176.09 – $4,018.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $682.15 $176.09 – $2,114.00

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