Myelography via inj w/s&i cervical 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

$879.69

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.

$2,279.00

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.

$518.51 with Health Net vs $7,416.00 with Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. — 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
Health Net Medicaid $518.51 ↓ -41%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $518.51 ↓ -41%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $518.51 ↓ -41%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $518.51 ↓ -41%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $518.51 ↓ -41%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $653.90 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ MaricopaFocus $653.90 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $697.49 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $732.36 ↓ -17%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $797.65 ↓ -9%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↓ -4%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $842.06 ↓ -4%
Humana Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↓ -4%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↓ -4%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↓ -4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↓ -4%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $842.06 ↓ -4%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $842.06 ↓ -4%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $842.06 ↓ -4%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $842.06 ↓ -4%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↓ -4%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↓ -4%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↓ -4%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↓ -4%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $842.06 ↓ -4%
Health Net Medicare $842.06 ↓ -4%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $842.06 ↓ -4%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↓ -4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $871.87 ↓ -1%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $871.87 ↓ -1%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $871.87 ↓ -1%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $884.16 ↑ +1%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $884.16 ↑ +1%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $926.27 ↑ +5%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $926.27 ↑ +5%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,025.55 ↑ +17%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,025.55 ↑ +17%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,145.20 ↑ +30%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +33%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $1,178.88 ↑ +34%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,201.03 ↑ +37%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,230.66 ↑ +40%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,246.25 ↑ +42%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,263.09 ↑ +44%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,263.09 ↑ +44%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,595.30 ↑ +81%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,709.25 ↑ +94%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $3,152.00 ↑ +258%
United Healthcare UHC Core $3,294.00 ↑ +274%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,467.00 ↑ +294%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +401%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +432%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +526%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $6,674.00 ↑ +659%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $7,416.00 ↑ +743%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Myelography via inj w/s&i cervical at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $832.71 $123.38 – $2,606.45
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $815.88 $254.40 – $1,709.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $864.67 $518.51 – $1,905.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,255.31 $392.93 – $1,905.60
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $779.42 $518.51 – $6,674.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $658.63 $499.30 – $1,823.20
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $631.28 $382.94 – $1,709.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $727.00 $254.40 – $1,823.20

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