Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr w/img ini 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

$1,953.25

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.

$5,456.00

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.

$949.44 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $16,820.00 with Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. — 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $949.44 ↓ -51%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $2,052.04 ↑ +5%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $2,052.04 ↑ +5%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $2,052.04 ↑ +5%
Mercy Care Medicaid $2,052.04 ↑ +5%
Health Net Medicaid $2,052.04 ↑ +5%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $2,052.04 ↑ +5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $2,440.42 ↑ +25%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $2,455.20 ↑ +26%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $2,455.20 ↑ +26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $2,603.12 ↑ +33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,733.25 ↑ +40%
Aetna Medical Rental $2,875.31 ↑ +47%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $2,946.24 ↑ +51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $3,253.90 ↑ +67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $3,253.90 ↑ +67%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Health Net Medicare $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $3,458.17 ↑ +77%
Humana Medicare Advantage $3,561.92 ↑ +82%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $3,631.08 ↑ +86%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $3,631.08 ↑ +86%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $3,803.99 ↑ +95%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,803.99 ↑ +95%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $3,819.20 ↑ +96%
Provider Network of America Commercial $4,092.00 ↑ +109%
NaphCare Federal $4,668.53 ↑ +139%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $4,703.11 ↑ +141%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $4,841.44 ↑ +148%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $4,972.00 ↑ +155%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $5,118.09 ↑ +162%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $5,187.26 ↑ +166%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $5,705.98 ↑ +192%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $6,560.00 ↑ +236%
Aetna Joint Venture $6,758.00 ↑ +246%
United Healthcare UHC Core $6,856.00 ↑ +251%
Aetna Designated Group $7,180.00 ↑ +268%
United Healthcare Commercial $7,217.00 ↑ +269%
Aetna Broad Network $8,447.00 ↑ +332%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $15,138.00 ↑ +675%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $16,820.00 ↑ +761%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr w/img ini at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $2,111.47 $1,909.60 – $5,705.98
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $4,664.99 $449.52 – $9,647.48
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $449.52 – $3,561.92
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $4,434.15 $449.52 – $13,879.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,736.95 $1,674.75 – $5,705.98
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $2,521.70 $1,466.47 – $5,705.98
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $1,865.95 $1,909.60 – $15,138.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $1,576.78 $1,863.43 – $5,705.98

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