Inj proc ankle arthr 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

$241.89

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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.

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.

$837.00

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.

$111.60 with Aetna 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
Aetna Medicare Advantage $111.60 ↓ -54%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $111.60 ↓ -54%
Health Net Medicaid $111.60 ↓ -54%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $111.60 ↓ -54%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $111.60 ↓ -54%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $111.60 ↓ -54%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $141.73 ↓ -41%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $167.40 ↓ -31%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $195.30 ↓ -19%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $223.20 ↓ -8%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $251.10 ↑ +4%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $251.10 ↑ +4%
Health Net Medicare $279.00 ↑ +15%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $279.00 ↑ +15%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $279.00 ↑ +15%
Aetna Medical Rental $294.07 ↑ +22%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $301.32 ↑ +25%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $301.32 ↑ +25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $336.43 ↑ +39%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $358.85 ↑ +48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $376.79 ↑ +56%
Provider Network of America Commercial $418.50 ↑ +73%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $446.40 ↑ +85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $448.57 ↑ +85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $448.57 ↑ +85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $448.57 ↑ +85%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,170.00 ↑ +384%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $2,114.00 ↑ +774%
United Healthcare UHC Core $2,210.00 ↑ +814%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,326.00 ↑ +862%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $4,018.00 ↑ +1561%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +1721%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $4,464.00 ↑ +1745%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +1835%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +2176%

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Inj proc ankle arthr at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $299.65 $111.60 – $4,018.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $177.14 $65.00 – $2,041.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $257.18 $65.00 – $2,041.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $286.25 $111.60 – $4,018.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $231.85 $111.60 – $1,851.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $267.00 $111.60 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $296.30 $111.60 – $4,018.00
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $323.08 $111.60 – $4,018.00

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