Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial 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

$2,469.85

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.

$6,804.00

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.

$1,073.25 with Mercy Care vs $10,749.84 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona — 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
Mercy Care Medicaid $1,073.25 ↓ -57%
Health Net Medicaid $1,073.25 ↓ -57%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,073.25 ↓ -57%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $1,073.25 ↓ -57%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,073.25 ↓ -57%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,073.25 ↓ -57%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,360.80 ↓ -45%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,530.90 ↓ -38%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Health Net Medicare $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $1,554.59 ↓ -37%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,601.23 ↓ -35%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $1,632.32 ↓ -34%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $1,632.32 ↓ -34%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $1,710.05 ↓ -31%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,710.05 ↓ -31%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,731.00 ↓ -30%
NaphCare Federal $2,098.70 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $2,176.43 ↓ -12%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $2,300.79 ↓ -7%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $2,331.89 ↓ -6%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $2,565.07 ↑ +4%
Aetna Joint Venture $2,971.00 ↑ +20%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $3,061.80 ↑ +24%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $3,061.80 ↑ +24%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $3,136.65 ↑ +27%
Aetna Designated Group $3,157.00 ↑ +28%
Aetna Medical Rental $3,585.71 ↑ +45%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $3,674.16 ↑ +49%
Aetna Broad Network $3,714.00 ↑ +50%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,217.00 ↑ +71%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,686.00 ↑ +90%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $4,762.80 ↑ +93%
Provider Network of America Commercial $5,103.00 ↑ +107%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $6,352.34 ↑ +157%
United Healthcare UHC Core $6,922.34 ↑ +180%
United Healthcare Commercial $7,494.23 ↑ +203%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $8,062.38 ↑ +226%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $8,599.87 ↑ +248%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $9,029.80 ↑ +266%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $10,749.84 ↑ +335%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $10,749.84 ↑ +335%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $3,988.47 $1,554.59 – $8,248.39
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $2,215.03 $1,073.25 – $5,946.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $1,672.63 $1,073.25 – $5,103.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $2,129.65 $1,073.25 – $5,103.00
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson $2,151.79 $1,073.25 – $4,431.60
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale $1,707.80 $72.99 – $5,103.00
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott $5,360.95 $1,554.59 – $5,649.95

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