Mycobacteria dna amp probe 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

$81.90

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.

$450.00

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.

$48.24 with Aetna vs $360.00 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
Aetna Medicare Advantage $48.24 ↓ -41%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $48.24 ↓ -41%
Humana Medicare Advantage $48.24 ↓ -41%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $48.24 ↓ -41%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $48.24 ↓ -41%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $48.24 ↓ -41%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $48.24 ↓ -41%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $48.24 ↓ -41%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $48.24 ↓ -41%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $48.24 ↓ -41%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $48.24 ↓ -41%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $48.24 ↓ -41%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $48.24 ↓ -41%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $48.24 ↓ -41%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $48.24 ↓ -41%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $48.24 ↓ -41%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $48.24 ↓ -41%
Health Net Medicaid $48.24 ↓ -41%
Health Net Medicare $48.24 ↓ -41%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $48.24 ↓ -41%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $48.24 ↓ -41%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $48.24 ↓ -41%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $48.24 ↓ -41%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $50.65 ↓ -38%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $50.65 ↓ -38%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $53.06 ↓ -35%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $53.06 ↓ -35%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $65.61 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $67.54 ↓ -18%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $71.40 ↓ -13%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $72.36 ↓ -12%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $79.60 ↓ -3%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $84.67 ↑ +3%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $89.23 ↑ +9%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $94.08 ↑ +15%
United Healthcare UHC Core $98.64 ↑ +20%
United Healthcare Commercial $108.54 ↑ +33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $126.58 ↑ +55%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $135.01 ↑ +65%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $141.76 ↑ +73%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $151.20 ↑ +85%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $157.50 ↑ +92%
Aetna Joint Venture $161.99 ↑ +98%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $168.77 ↑ +106%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $168.77 ↑ +106%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $168.77 ↑ +106%
Aetna Designated Group $172.12 ↑ +110%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $202.50 ↑ +147%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $202.50 ↑ +147%
Aetna Broad Network $202.51 ↑ +147%
Aetna Medical Rental $237.15 ↑ +190%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $243.00 ↑ +197%
Provider Network of America Commercial $337.50 ↑ +312%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $360.00 ↑ +340%

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Mycobacteria dna amp probe at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $99.45 $48.24 – $337.50
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $105.30 $48.24 – $360.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $75.15 $48.24 – $360.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $100.35 $48.24 – $337.50
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $93.15 $48.24 – $337.50
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $109.80 $48.24 – $337.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $121.95 $48.24 – $337.50
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $73.35 $48.24 – $337.50

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