CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) at Banner Ironwood Medical Center

37000 North Gantzel Road, San Tan Valley, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1124341672

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$389.69

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.

$2,153.00

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.

$241.82 with Banner University Health Plan vs $1,863.61 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 $241.82 ↓ -38%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $241.82 ↓ -38%
Health Net Medicaid $241.82 ↓ -38%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $241.82 ↓ -38%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $241.82 ↓ -38%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $341.00 ↓ -12%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $430.60 ↑ +10%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $546.86 ↑ +40%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $645.90 ↑ +66%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $753.55 ↑ +93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $809.26 ↑ +108%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $809.26 ↑ +108%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $861.20 ↑ +121%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $863.22 ↑ +122%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $906.37 ↑ +133%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $968.85 ↑ +149%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $968.85 ↑ +149%
Aetna Joint Venture $994.69 ↑ +155%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,013.00 ↑ +160%
Aetna Designated Group $1,057.12 ↑ +171%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,076.50 ↑ +176%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,076.50 ↑ +176%
Health Net Medicare $1,076.50 ↑ +176%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,079.02 ↑ +177%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,079.02 ↑ +177%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $1,079.02 ↑ +177%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,126.00 ↑ +189%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,134.63 ↑ +191%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,162.62 ↑ +198%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,162.62 ↑ +198%
Aetna Broad Network $1,242.28 ↑ +219%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,507.10 ↑ +287%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $1,580.51 ↑ +306%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,614.75 ↑ +314%
United Healthcare UHC Core $1,722.34 ↑ +342%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,863.61 ↑ +378%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $357.40 $241.82 – $1,614.75
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $237.64 $241.82 – $1,863.61
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $232.16 $241.82 – $1,863.61
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $338.02 $241.82 – $1,614.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $342.33 $241.82 – $1,722.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $355.24 $241.82 – $1,614.75
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $376.78 $241.82 – $1,722.40
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $419.84 $241.82 – $1,614.75

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