Pr tube thoracostomy w/connection to drainage open at Banner Del Webb Medical Center

14502 West Meeker Boulevard, Sun City West, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1588823553

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

$664.80

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$2,084.00

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.

$277.80 with Aetna vs $6,483.00 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

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

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 $277.80 ↓ -58%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $352.81 ↓ -47%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $416.70 ↓ -37%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $486.15 ↓ -27%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $555.60 ↓ -16%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $625.05 ↓ -6%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $625.05 ↓ -6%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $694.50 ↑ +4%
Health Net Medicare $694.50 ↑ +4%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $694.50 ↑ +4%
Aetna Medical Rental $732.00 ↑ +10%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $750.06 ↑ +13%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $750.06 ↑ +13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $949.44 ↑ +43%
Health Net Medicaid $1,019.45 ↑ +53%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,019.45 ↑ +53%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,019.45 ↑ +53%
Mercy Care Medicaid $1,019.45 ↑ +53%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $1,019.45 ↑ +53%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,019.45 ↑ +53%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,041.75 ↑ +57%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,111.20 ↑ +67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,863.43 ↑ +180%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,987.63 ↑ +199%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,087.01 ↑ +214%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $2,484.54 ↑ +274%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $2,484.54 ↑ +274%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $2,633.00 ↑ +296%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $3,152.00 ↑ +374%
United Healthcare UHC Core $3,294.00 ↑ +395%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,467.00 ↑ +422%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +504%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +571%
Aetna Joint Venture $5,186.00 ↑ +680%
Aetna Designated Group $5,511.00 ↑ +729%
Aetna Broad Network $6,483.00 ↑ +875%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Pr tube thoracostomy w/connection to drainage open at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $577.27 $277.80 – $2,746.00
Banner Page Hospital Page $291.08 $139.75 – $391.40
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $2,490.64 $160.57 – $5,150.80
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott $4,598.18 $160.57 – $340.26
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert not published $160.57 – $1,655.69
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix not published $949.44 – $1,019.45
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa not published $1,019.45 – $2,440.42
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City not published $1,019.45 – $1,863.43

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