Insert hepatic shunt (tips) 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

$2,997.18

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.

$8,372.00

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.

$1,674.40 with Aetna vs $13,352.00 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 $1,674.40 ↓ -44%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,883.70 ↓ -37%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $2,511.60 ↓ -16%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $3,348.80 ↑ +12%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $3,767.40 ↑ +26%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $3,767.40 ↑ +26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $3,818.00 ↑ +27%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +34%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $4,186.00 ↑ +40%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $4,186.00 ↑ +40%
Health Net Medicare $4,186.00 ↑ +40%
Aetna Medical Rental $4,412.04 ↑ +47%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +49%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $4,520.88 ↑ +51%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $4,520.88 ↑ +51%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $5,860.40 ↑ +96%
Provider Network of America Commercial $6,279.00 ↑ +109%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $7,281.13 ↑ +143%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $7,281.13 ↑ +143%
Mercy Care Medicaid $7,281.13 ↑ +143%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $7,281.13 ↑ +143%
Health Net Medicaid $7,281.13 ↑ +143%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $7,281.13 ↑ +143%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $9,358.00 ↑ +212%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $9,613.00 ↑ +221%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $9,813.71 ↑ +227%
United Healthcare UHC Core $10,046.00 ↑ +235%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $10,467.96 ↑ +249%
United Healthcare Commercial $10,575.00 ↑ +253%
Aetna Joint Venture $10,682.00 ↑ +256%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $10,991.27 ↑ +267%
Aetna Designated Group $11,349.00 ↑ +279%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $13,084.95 ↑ +337%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $13,084.95 ↑ +337%
Aetna Broad Network $13,352.00 ↑ +345%

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Insert hepatic shunt (tips) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $3,239.96 $1,674.40 – $9,813.71
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $4,089.31 $831.46 – $8,456.95
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $831.46 – $6,154.45
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $4,039.83 $2,225.80 – $9,227.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $5,864.98 $2,225.80 – $9,227.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $2,863.22 $1,674.40 – $9,813.71
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $2,419.51 $1,674.40 – $9,613.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $2,319.04 $1,674.40 – $8,351.00

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