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Pregnancy Ultrasound (first trimester) 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

$186.71

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.

$535.00

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.

$79.00 with Banner University Health Plan vs $551.65 with United Healthcare — 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 $79.00 ↓ -58%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $79.00 ↓ -58%
Health Net Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -58%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -58%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -58%
Mercy Care Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -58%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $110.88 ↓ -41%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -39%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $113.34 ↓ -39%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $113.34 ↓ -39%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $113.34 ↓ -39%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $113.34 ↓ -39%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -39%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -39%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -39%
Health Net Medicare $113.34 ↓ -39%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $113.34 ↓ -39%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -39%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $113.34 ↓ -39%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -39%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -39%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $113.34 ↓ -39%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -39%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -39%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -39%
Humana Medicare Advantage $116.74 ↓ -37%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $119.01 ↓ -36%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $119.01 ↓ -36%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $124.67 ↓ -33%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $124.67 ↓ -33%
NaphCare Federal $153.01 ↓ -18%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $154.14 ↓ -17%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $158.68 ↓ -15%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $167.74 ↓ -10%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $170.01 ↓ -9%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $179.76 ↓ -4%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $187.01 ↑ +0%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $240.75 ↑ +29%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $240.75 ↑ +29%
Aetna Joint Venture $247.17 ↑ +32%
Aetna Designated Group $262.69 ↑ +41%
Aetna Medical Rental $281.94 ↑ +51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $285.00 ↑ +53%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $288.90 ↑ +55%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $304.00 ↑ +63%
Aetna Broad Network $308.69 ↑ +65%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $319.20 ↑ +71%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $351.50 ↑ +88%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $367.55 ↑ +97%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $374.50 ↑ +101%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $380.00 ↑ +104%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $380.00 ↑ +104%
Provider Network of America Commercial $401.25 ↑ +115%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $467.28 ↑ +150%
United Healthcare UHC Core $509.21 ↑ +173%
United Healthcare Commercial $551.65 ↑ +195%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Pregnancy Ultrasound (first trimester) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $212.93 $79.00 – $401.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $179.15 $79.00 – $430.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $151.18 $79.00 – $430.40
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $171.20 $79.00 – $401.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $79.18 $79.00 – $428.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $146.06 $79.00 – $401.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $184.57 $79.00 – $428.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $232.19 $79.00 – $401.25

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