Ghs protoporphyrins fract 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

$17.76

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.

$111.00

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.

$14.35 with Care 1st vs $83.25 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
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $14.35 ↓ -19%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $14.35 ↓ -19%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $14.35 ↓ -19%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $14.35 ↓ -19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $14.35 ↓ -19%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $14.35 ↓ -19%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $14.35 ↓ -19%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $14.35 ↓ -19%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $14.35 ↓ -19%
Mercy Care Medicaid $14.35 ↓ -19%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $14.35 ↓ -19%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $14.35 ↓ -19%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $14.35 ↓ -19%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $14.35 ↓ -19%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $14.35 ↓ -19%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $14.35 ↓ -19%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $14.35 ↓ -19%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $14.35 ↓ -19%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $14.35 ↓ -19%
Health Net Medicare $14.35 ↓ -19%
Health Net Medicaid $14.35 ↓ -19%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $14.35 ↓ -19%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $14.35 ↓ -19%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $14.35 ↓ -19%
Humana Medicare Advantage $14.78 ↓ -17%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $15.07 ↓ -15%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $15.07 ↓ -15%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $15.79 ↓ -11%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $15.79 ↓ -11%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $19.19 ↑ +8%
NaphCare Federal $19.37 ↑ +9%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $19.52 ↑ +10%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $20.09 ↑ +13%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $21.24 ↑ +20%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $21.52 ↑ +21%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $23.68 ↑ +33%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $25.19 ↑ +42%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $26.55 ↑ +49%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $27.99 ↑ +58%
United Healthcare UHC Core $29.34 ↑ +65%
United Healthcare Commercial $32.30 ↑ +82%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $37.30 ↑ +110%
Aetna Joint Venture $48.19 ↑ +171%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $49.33 ↑ +178%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $49.95 ↑ +181%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $49.95 ↑ +181%
Aetna Designated Group $51.20 ↑ +188%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $52.62 ↑ +196%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $55.25 ↑ +211%
Aetna Medical Rental $58.50 ↑ +229%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $59.94 ↑ +238%
Aetna Broad Network $60.24 ↑ +239%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $65.77 ↑ +270%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $65.77 ↑ +270%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $77.70 ↑ +338%
Provider Network of America Commercial $83.25 ↑ +369%

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Ghs protoporphyrins fract at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $17.54 $14.35 – $83.25
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $20.39 $8.61 – $69.85
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $33.24 $6.03 – $45.03
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $14.13 $8.04 – $44.20
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $17.98 $14.35 – $88.80
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $17.32 $14.35 – $88.80
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $14.10 $14.35 – $83.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $16.76 $14.35 – $88.80

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