Change of ureter tube/stent 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

$553.15

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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$1,914.00

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.

$669.90 with Hospice of the Valley vs $5,506.00 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
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $669.90 ↑ +21%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $861.30 ↑ +56%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $861.30 ↑ +56%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,008.68 ↑ +82%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,033.56 ↑ +87%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +112%
Health Net Medicaid $1,299.92 ↑ +135%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,299.92 ↑ +135%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,299.92 ↑ +135%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $1,299.92 ↑ +135%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,299.92 ↑ +135%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,435.50 ↑ +160%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,531.20 ↑ +177%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,863.43 ↑ +237%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,987.63 ↑ +259%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,087.01 ↑ +277%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Humana Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Health Net Medicare $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $2,183.34 ↑ +295%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $2,292.51 ↑ +314%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $2,292.51 ↑ +314%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $2,401.67 ↑ +334%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $2,401.67 ↑ +334%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $2,484.54 ↑ +349%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $2,484.54 ↑ +349%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $2,484.54 ↑ +349%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $2,969.34 ↑ +437%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $3,056.68 ↑ +453%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $3,231.34 ↑ +484%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $3,275.01 ↑ +492%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $3,602.51 ↑ +551%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +626%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +696%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +707%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $4,640.00 ↑ +739%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +746%
United Healthcare UHC Core $4,850.00 ↑ +777%
United Healthcare Commercial $5,105.00 ↑ +823%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +895%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Change of ureter tube/stent at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $685.21 $861.30 – $3,602.51
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,140.55 $1,038.00 – $3,602.51
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,655.83 $1,038.00 – $3,602.51
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $654.59 $669.90 – $4,018.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $530.18 $669.90 – $3,275.01
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $610.57 $669.90 – $3,602.51
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $677.56 $669.90 – $3,602.51
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $740.72 $669.90 – $3,602.51

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