Fine needle aspiration biopsy w/us gdn; ea addtl 10006 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

$375.99

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.

$1,301.00

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.

$260.20 with Health Choice Arizona, Inc. 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
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $260.20 ↓ -31%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $260.20 ↓ -31%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $260.20 ↓ -31%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $260.20 ↓ -31%
Health Net Medicaid $260.20 ↓ -31%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $260.20 ↓ -31%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $330.45 ↓ -12%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $390.30 ↑ +4%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $455.35 ↑ +21%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $520.40 ↑ +38%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $585.45 ↑ +56%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $585.45 ↑ +56%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $650.50 ↑ +73%
Health Net Medicare $650.50 ↑ +73%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $650.50 ↑ +73%
Aetna Medical Rental $685.63 ↑ +82%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $702.54 ↑ +87%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $702.54 ↑ +87%
Provider Network of America Commercial $975.75 ↑ +160%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,040.80 ↑ +177%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,066.99 ↑ +184%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,138.11 ↑ +203%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +211%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,195.02 ↑ +218%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $1,422.64 ↑ +278%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,422.64 ↑ +278%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,422.64 ↑ +278%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $2,114.00 ↑ +462%
United Healthcare UHC Core $2,210.00 ↑ +488%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,326.00 ↑ +519%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +969%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +1072%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +1087%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +1145%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +1364%

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Fine needle aspiration biopsy w/us gdn; ea addtl 10006 at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $465.76 $260.20 – $4,018.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $490.05 $270.00 – $2,041.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $711.45 $270.00 – $2,041.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $444.94 $260.20 – $4,018.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $360.38 $260.20 – $1,851.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $415.02 $260.20 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $460.55 $260.20 – $4,018.00
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $502.19 $260.20 – $4,018.00

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