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Shoulder MRI (with and without contrast) 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

$540.79

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.

$3,654.00

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.

$266.89 with Banner University Health Plan vs $2,923.20 with Arizona Medical Network — 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 $266.89 ↓ -51%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $266.89 ↓ -51%
Health Net Medicaid $266.89 ↓ -51%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $266.89 ↓ -51%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $266.89 ↓ -51%
Mercy Care Medicaid $266.89 ↓ -51%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $487.00 ↓ -10%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $617.32 ↑ +14%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $730.80 ↑ +35%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $928.12 ↑ +72%
Aetna Joint Venture $990.00 ↑ +83%
Aetna Designated Group $1,052.00 ↑ +95%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $1,096.20 ↑ +103%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,211.59 ↑ +124%
Aetna Broad Network $1,238.00 ↑ +129%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $1,278.90 ↑ +136%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,292.35 ↑ +139%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $1,346.00 ↑ +149%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,356.96 ↑ +151%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $1,461.60 ↑ +170%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $1,496.00 ↑ +177%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $1,580.51 ↑ +192%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,615.43 ↑ +199%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,615.43 ↑ +199%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,644.30 ↑ +204%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,644.30 ↑ +204%
United Healthcare UHC Core $1,722.34 ↑ +218%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,827.00 ↑ +238%
Health Net Medicare $1,827.00 ↑ +238%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,827.00 ↑ +238%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,863.61 ↑ +245%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,925.66 ↑ +256%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,973.16 ↑ +265%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,973.16 ↑ +265%
Provider Network of America Commercial $2,740.50 ↑ +407%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $2,923.20 ↑ +441%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Shoulder MRI (with and without contrast) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $701.57 $266.89 – $2,740.50
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $899.10 $266.89 – $3,888.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $767.88 $266.89 – $3,888.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $646.76 $266.89 – $2,740.50
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $537.14 $266.89 – $2,923.20
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $723.49 $266.89 – $2,740.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $690.61 $266.89 – $2,740.50
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $884.27 $266.89 – $2,740.50

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