M/phmtrc alys ishquant/semiq 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

$425.06

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.

$1,529.00

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.

$108.14 with Banner University Health Plan vs $1,653.51 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
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $108.14 ↓ -75%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $108.14 ↓ -75%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $108.14 ↓ -75%
Health Net Medicaid $108.14 ↓ -75%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $108.14 ↓ -75%
Mercy Care Medicaid $108.14 ↓ -75%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -57%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $182.64 ↓ -57%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -57%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -57%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $182.64 ↓ -57%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -57%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $182.64 ↓ -57%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $182.64 ↓ -57%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $182.64 ↓ -57%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -57%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -57%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -57%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -57%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $182.64 ↓ -57%
Health Net Medicare $182.64 ↓ -57%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $182.64 ↓ -57%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $182.64 ↓ -57%
Humana Medicare Advantage $188.12 ↓ -56%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $191.77 ↓ -55%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $191.77 ↓ -55%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $200.90 ↓ -53%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $200.90 ↓ -53%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $240.75 ↓ -43%
NaphCare Federal $246.56 ↓ -42%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $248.39 ↓ -42%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $255.70 ↓ -40%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $270.31 ↓ -36%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $273.96 ↓ -36%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $275.89 ↓ -35%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $301.36 ↓ -29%
United Healthcare UHC Core $311.48 ↓ -27%
United Healthcare Commercial $335.61 ↓ -21%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $513.74 ↑ +21%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $554.07 ↑ +30%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $615.63 ↑ +45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $618.81 ↑ +46%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $660.06 ↑ +55%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $688.05 ↑ +62%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $688.05 ↑ +62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $693.06 ↑ +63%
Aetna Medical Rental $805.78 ↑ +90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $825.08 ↑ +94%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $825.08 ↑ +94%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $825.66 ↑ +94%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,070.30 ↑ +152%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,146.75 ↑ +170%
Aetna Joint Venture $1,322.65 ↑ +211%
Aetna Designated Group $1,405.36 ↑ +231%
Aetna Broad Network $1,653.51 ↑ +289%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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M/phmtrc alys ishquant/semiq at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $377.66 $108.14 – $1,146.75
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $159.39 $97.64 – $1,610.97
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