Very long chain fatty acids 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

$32.80

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.

$205.00

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.

$19.75 with Care 1st vs $153.75 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
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $19.75 ↓ -40%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $19.75 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $19.75 ↓ -40%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $19.75 ↓ -40%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $19.75 ↓ -40%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $19.75 ↓ -40%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $19.75 ↓ -40%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $19.75 ↓ -40%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $19.75 ↓ -40%
Mercy Care Medicaid $19.75 ↓ -40%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $19.75 ↓ -40%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $19.75 ↓ -40%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $19.75 ↓ -40%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $19.75 ↓ -40%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $19.75 ↓ -40%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $19.75 ↓ -40%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $19.75 ↓ -40%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $19.75 ↓ -40%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $19.75 ↓ -40%
Health Net Medicare $19.75 ↓ -40%
Health Net Medicaid $19.75 ↓ -40%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $19.75 ↓ -40%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $19.75 ↓ -40%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $19.75 ↓ -40%
Humana Medicare Advantage $20.34 ↓ -38%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $20.74 ↓ -37%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $20.74 ↓ -37%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $21.73 ↓ -34%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $21.73 ↓ -34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $26.40 ↓ -20%
NaphCare Federal $26.66 ↓ -19%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $26.86 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $27.65 ↓ -16%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $29.23 ↓ -11%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $29.62 ↓ -10%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $32.59 ↓ -1%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $34.67 ↑ +6%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $36.53 ↑ +11%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $38.52 ↑ +17%
United Healthcare UHC Core $40.38 ↑ +23%
United Healthcare Commercial $44.45 ↑ +36%
Aetna Joint Venture $66.32 ↑ +102%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $67.87 ↑ +107%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $68.88 ↑ +110%
Aetna Designated Group $70.47 ↑ +115%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $72.39 ↑ +121%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $76.01 ↑ +132%
Aetna Broad Network $82.91 ↑ +153%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $90.49 ↑ +176%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $90.49 ↑ +176%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $92.25 ↑ +181%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $92.25 ↑ +181%
Aetna Medical Rental $108.03 ↑ +229%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $110.70 ↑ +238%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $143.50 ↑ +338%
Provider Network of America Commercial $153.75 ↑ +369%

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Very long chain fatty acids at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $32.39 $19.75 – $153.75
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $77.41 $11.85 – $276.15
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $129.12 $8.30 – $267.02
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $104.96 $19.75 – $328.52
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $33.21 $19.75 – $164.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $31.98 $19.75 – $164.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $26.04 $19.75 – $153.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $30.95 $19.75 – $164.00

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