Ultrasound chest 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

$153.91

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.

$441.00

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.

$47.34 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $47.34 ↓ -69%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -49%
Health Net Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -49%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $79.00 ↓ -49%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -49%
Mercy Care Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -49%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $79.00 ↓ -49%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -26%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $113.34 ↓ -26%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -26%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -26%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $113.34 ↓ -26%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -26%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $113.34 ↓ -26%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $113.34 ↓ -26%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $113.34 ↓ -26%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -26%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -26%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -26%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -26%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $113.34 ↓ -26%
Health Net Medicare $113.34 ↓ -26%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $113.34 ↓ -26%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -26%
Humana Medicare Advantage $116.74 ↓ -24%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $119.01 ↓ -23%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $119.01 ↓ -23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $121.69 ↓ -21%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $124.67 ↓ -19%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $124.67 ↓ -19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $129.80 ↓ -16%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $136.29 ↓ -11%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $148.18 ↓ -4%
NaphCare Federal $153.01 ↓ -1%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $154.14 ↑ +0%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $158.68 ↑ +3%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $162.25 ↑ +5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $162.25 ↑ +5%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $167.74 ↑ +9%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $170.01 ↑ +10%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $187.01 ↑ +22%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $198.45 ↑ +29%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $198.45 ↑ +29%
Aetna Joint Venture $203.74 ↑ +32%
Aetna Designated Group $216.53 ↑ +41%
Aetna Medical Rental $232.41 ↑ +51%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $238.14 ↑ +55%
Aetna Broad Network $254.46 ↑ +65%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $289.74 ↑ +88%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $302.97 ↑ +97%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $308.70 ↑ +101%
Provider Network of America Commercial $330.75 ↑ +115%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $467.28 ↑ +204%
United Healthcare UHC Core $509.21 ↑ +231%
United Healthcare Commercial $551.65 ↑ +258%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Ultrasound chest at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $175.52 $79.00 – $330.75
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $300.22 $60.08 – $1,071.09
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $408.74 $60.08 – $845.30
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $283.89 $60.08 – $888.58
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $153.85 $79.00 – $369.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $129.82 $73.12 – $369.60
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $141.12 $79.00 – $330.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $65.27 $79.00 – $352.80

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