Abd/low ext cath 1st at Banner Boswell Medical Center

10401 West Thunderbird Blvd, Sun City, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1952560914

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

$736.37

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.

$2,548.00

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.

$357.52 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona 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
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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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $357.52 ↓ -51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $381.35 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $400.42 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $476.69 ↓ -35%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $476.69 ↓ -35%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $476.69 ↓ -35%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $509.60 ↓ -31%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $509.60 ↓ -31%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $509.60 ↓ -31%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $509.60 ↓ -31%
Health Net Medicaid $509.60 ↓ -31%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $509.60 ↓ -31%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $647.19 ↓ -12%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $764.40 ↑ +4%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $891.80 ↑ +21%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $1,019.20 ↑ +38%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,146.60 ↑ +56%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,146.60 ↑ +56%
Health Net Medicare $1,274.00 ↑ +73%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,274.00 ↑ +73%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,274.00 ↑ +73%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,342.80 ↑ +82%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,375.92 ↑ +87%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,375.92 ↑ +87%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,911.00 ↑ +160%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $2,038.40 ↑ +177%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $2,114.00 ↑ +187%
United Healthcare UHC Core $2,210.00 ↑ +200%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,326.00 ↑ +216%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $2,633.00 ↑ +258%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +446%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +506%
Aetna Joint Venture $5,186.00 ↑ +604%
Aetna Designated Group $5,511.00 ↑ +648%
Aetna Broad Network $6,483.00 ↑ +780%

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Abd/low ext cath 1st at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $834.19 $240.32 – $2,373.91
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $912.18 $182.16 – $4,018.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $901.69 $399.46 – $2,041.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,309.07 $281.36 – $2,041.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $871.42 $468.22 – $4,018.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $705.80 $274.20 – $1,911.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $812.81 $182.16 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $901.99 $468.22 – $4,018.00

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