88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at Banner University Medical Center South

2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$28.08

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.

$119.00

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.

$12.26 with Banner University Health Plan vs $231.65 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
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $12.26 ↓ -56%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $12.26 ↓ -56%
Health Net Medicaid $12.26 ↓ -56%
Mercy Care Medicaid $12.26 ↓ -56%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $12.26 ↓ -56%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $12.26 ↓ -56%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $23.80 ↓ -15%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $28.56 ↑ +2%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $35.70 ↑ +27%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $36.57 ↑ +30%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $41.65 ↑ +48%
United Healthcare Commercial $43.19 ↑ +54%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $47.60 ↑ +70%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $53.55 ↑ +91%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $53.55 ↑ +91%
Health Net Medicare $59.50 ↑ +112%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $59.50 ↑ +112%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $59.50 ↑ +112%
Aetna Medical Rental $62.71 ↑ +123%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $64.26 ↑ +129%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $64.26 ↑ +129%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $67.84 ↑ +142%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $81.34 ↑ +190%
Provider Network of America Commercial $89.25 ↑ +218%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $95.20 ↑ +239%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $96.32 ↑ +243%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $102.74 ↑ +266%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $107.87 ↑ +284%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $128.42 ↑ +357%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $128.42 ↑ +357%
Aetna Joint Venture $185.29 ↑ +560%
Aetna Designated Group $196.88 ↑ +601%
Aetna Broad Network $231.65 ↑ +725%

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88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $29.16 $12.26 – $96.32
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $73.80 $22.79 – $231.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $25.20 $12.26 – $105.00
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $48.78 $11.39 – $174.03
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $86.72 $7.98 – $179.33
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott $51.20 $47.48 – $65.55
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa $52.62 $11.39 – $174.03
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler $80.40 $11.39 – $252.00

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