Pr biopsy skin punch single lesion 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

$176.77

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.

$733.00

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.

$204.18 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $702.62 with Oscar Health Plan — 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 $204.18 ↑ +16%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $217.79 ↑ +23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $228.68 ↑ +29%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $246.29 ↑ +39%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $250.73 ↑ +42%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $250.73 ↑ +42%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $250.73 ↑ +42%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $250.73 ↑ +42%
Health Net Medicaid $250.73 ↑ +42%
Hospice of the Valley Medicare $256.55 ↑ +45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $272.24 ↑ +54%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $272.24 ↑ +54%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $272.24 ↑ +54%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $329.85 ↑ +87%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $329.85 ↑ +87%
Aetna Joint Venture $338.65 ↑ +92%
United Healthcare UHC Doctor's Plan $355.50 ↑ +101%
Aetna Designated Group $359.90 ↑ +104%
United Healthcare UHC Core $371.63 ↑ +110%
Aetna Medical Rental $386.29 ↑ +119%
United Healthcare Commercial $391.42 ↑ +121%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $395.82 ↑ +124%
Aetna Broad Network $422.94 ↑ +139%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $425.83 ↑ +141%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $425.83 ↑ +141%
Humana Medicare Advantage $425.83 ↑ +141%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $425.83 ↑ +141%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $425.83 ↑ +141%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $425.83 ↑ +141%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $425.83 ↑ +141%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $425.83 ↑ +141%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $425.83 ↑ +141%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $425.83 ↑ +141%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $425.83 ↑ +141%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $425.83 ↑ +141%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $425.83 ↑ +141%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $425.83 ↑ +141%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $425.83 ↑ +141%
Health Net Medicare $425.83 ↑ +141%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $425.83 ↑ +141%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $425.83 ↑ +141%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $447.12 ↑ +153%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $447.12 ↑ +153%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $468.41 ↑ +165%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $468.41 ↑ +165%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. LocalFlex $481.58 ↑ +172%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commercial $503.57 ↑ +185%
Provider Network of America Commercial $549.75 ↑ +211%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $579.13 ↑ +228%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $586.40 ↑ +232%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $596.16 ↑ +237%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $630.23 ↑ +257%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $638.75 ↑ +261%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $702.62 ↑ +297%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Pr biopsy skin punch single lesion at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $379.69 $104.03 – $702.62
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $108.47 $170.30 – $702.62
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $281.47 $246.29 – $702.62
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $329.85 $156.60 – $638.75
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $225.03 $250.73 – $702.62
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $207.44 $224.24 – $702.62
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson $130.19 $92.80 – $205.20
Banner Page Hospital Page $59.82 $43.08 – $120.65

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