Special radiation treatment 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

$1,551.27

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.

$3,365.00

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.

$64.88 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $2,523.75 with Provider Network of America — 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 $64.88 ↓ -96%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $166.76 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $177.88 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $186.77 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $222.35 ↓ -86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $222.35 ↓ -86%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $393.35 ↓ -75%
Mercy Care Medicaid $393.35 ↓ -75%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $393.35 ↓ -75%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $393.35 ↓ -75%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $393.35 ↓ -75%
Health Net Medicaid $393.35 ↓ -75%
Aetna Joint Venture $450.31 ↓ -71%
Aetna Designated Group $478.47 ↓ -69%
Aetna Broad Network $562.95 ↓ -64%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $616.54 ↓ -60%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $616.54 ↓ -60%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $616.54 ↓ -60%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $616.54 ↓ -60%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $616.54 ↓ -60%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $616.54 ↓ -60%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $616.54 ↓ -60%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $616.54 ↓ -60%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $616.54 ↓ -60%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $616.54 ↓ -60%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $616.54 ↓ -60%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $616.54 ↓ -60%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $616.54 ↓ -60%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $616.54 ↓ -60%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $616.54 ↓ -60%
Health Net Medicare $616.54 ↓ -60%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $616.54 ↓ -60%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $616.54 ↓ -60%
Humana Medicare Advantage $635.04 ↓ -59%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $647.37 ↓ -58%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $647.37 ↓ -58%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $678.19 ↓ -56%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $678.19 ↓ -56%
NaphCare Federal $832.33 ↓ -46%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $838.49 ↓ -46%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $863.16 ↓ -44%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $912.48 ↓ -41%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $924.81 ↓ -40%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,017.29 ↓ -34%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,130.64 ↓ -27%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,514.25 ↓ -2%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,514.25 ↓ -2%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,773.36 ↑ +14%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,817.10 ↑ +17%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $2,200.00 ↑ +42%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $2,210.80 ↑ +43%
United Healthcare UHC Core $2,299.00 ↑ +48%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $2,311.76 ↑ +49%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $2,355.50 ↑ +52%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,420.00 ↑ +56%
Provider Network of America Commercial $2,523.75 ↑ +63%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Special radiation treatment at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $2,936.44 $149.84 – $6,072.73
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $817.71 $142.27 – $3,071.20
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $1,255.14 $127.33 – $2,692.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $827.22 $97.66 – $2,523.75
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,608.47 $166.76 – $2,523.75
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $1,554.63 $166.76 – $2,523.75
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale $1,406.57 $64.88 – $2,523.75

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