Ureteral embolization/occl 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

$1,261.59

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.

$3,524.00

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.

$469.80 with Aetna vs $5,506.00 with Aetna — 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
Aetna Medicare Advantage $469.80 ↓ -63%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $526.18 ↓ -58%
Health Net Medicaid $526.18 ↓ -58%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $526.18 ↓ -58%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $526.18 ↓ -58%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $526.18 ↓ -58%
Mercy Care Medicaid $526.18 ↓ -58%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $528.52 ↓ -58%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $704.70 ↓ -44%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $939.60 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $949.44 ↓ -25%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,057.05 ↓ -16%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,057.05 ↓ -16%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↓ -7%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,174.50 ↓ -7%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,174.50 ↓ -7%
Health Net Medicare $1,174.50 ↓ -7%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,237.92 ↓ -2%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,268.46 ↑ +1%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,268.46 ↑ +1%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,644.30 ↑ +30%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,761.75 ↑ +40%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $2,114.00 ↑ +68%
United Healthcare UHC Core $2,210.00 ↑ +75%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,326.00 ↑ +84%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $2,440.42 ↑ +93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $2,603.12 ↑ +106%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,733.25 ↑ +117%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $3,253.90 ↑ +158%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $3,253.90 ↑ +158%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +218%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +249%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +254%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +271%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +336%

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Ureteral embolization/occl at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $2,546.42 $181.67 – $5,266.14
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $181.67 – $1,530.45
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,355.44 $497.80 – $2,082.06
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,967.82 $497.80 – $2,041.00
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale $1,085.39 $72.99 – $4,018.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert not published $181.67 – $1,813.22
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott not published $181.67 – $190.76
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa not published $181.67 – $1,530.45

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