Ultrasound encephalogram 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

$255.99

Cash price

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$742.00

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.

$79.00 with Health Net vs $593.60 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
Health Net Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -69%
Mercy Care Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -69%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $79.00 ↓ -69%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $79.00 ↓ -69%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -69%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -69%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -56%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $113.34 ↓ -56%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -56%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -56%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -56%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -56%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $113.34 ↓ -56%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $113.34 ↓ -56%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $113.34 ↓ -56%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -56%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -56%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -56%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -56%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $113.34 ↓ -56%
Health Net Medicare $113.34 ↓ -56%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $113.34 ↓ -56%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -56%
Humana Medicare Advantage $116.74 ↓ -54%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $119.01 ↓ -54%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $119.01 ↓ -54%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $124.67 ↓ -51%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $124.67 ↓ -51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $128.58 ↓ -50%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $154.14 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $158.68 ↓ -38%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $167.74 ↓ -34%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $170.01 ↓ -34%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $187.01 ↓ -27%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $249.31 ↓ -3%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $252.36 ↓ -1%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $259.70 ↑ +1%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $269.18 ↑ +5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $282.64 ↑ +10%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $333.90 ↑ +30%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $333.90 ↑ +30%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $336.47 ↑ +31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $336.47 ↑ +31%
Aetna Joint Venture $342.80 ↑ +34%
Aetna Designated Group $364.32 ↑ +42%
Aetna Medical Rental $391.03 ↑ +53%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $400.68 ↑ +57%
Aetna Broad Network $428.13 ↑ +67%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $487.49 ↑ +90%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $509.75 ↑ +99%
Provider Network of America Commercial $556.50 ↑ +117%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $593.60 ↑ +132%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Ultrasound encephalogram at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $147.85 $84.14 – $462.77
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $258.96 $79.00 – $556.50
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $184.15 $79.00 – $442.40
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $237.44 $79.00 – $556.50
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $109.82 $79.00 – $593.60
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $202.57 $79.00 – $556.50
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $322.03 $79.00 – $556.50
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $311.64 $79.00 – $556.50

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