Administration chemotherapy IV push single/initial substance/drug 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

$208.68

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$706.00

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.

$147.54 with Mercy Care vs $786.00 with United Healthcare — 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
Mercy Care Medicaid $147.54 ↓ -29%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $147.54 ↓ -29%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $147.54 ↓ -29%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $147.54 ↓ -29%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $147.54 ↓ -29%
Health Net Medicaid $147.54 ↓ -29%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $151.57 ↓ -27%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $247.10 ↑ +18%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $317.70 ↑ +52%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $317.70 ↑ +52%
Aetna Joint Venture $345.30 ↑ +65%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $353.52 ↑ +69%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $353.52 ↑ +69%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $353.52 ↑ +69%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $353.52 ↑ +69%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $353.52 ↑ +69%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $353.52 ↑ +69%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $353.52 ↑ +69%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $353.52 ↑ +69%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $353.52 ↑ +69%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $353.52 ↑ +69%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $353.52 ↑ +69%
Health Net Medicare $353.52 ↑ +69%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $353.52 ↑ +69%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $353.52 ↑ +69%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $353.52 ↑ +69%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $353.52 ↑ +69%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $353.52 ↑ +69%
Humana Medicare Advantage $364.13 ↑ +74%
Aetna Designated Group $366.90 ↑ +76%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $371.20 ↑ +78%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $371.20 ↑ +78%
Aetna Medical Rental $372.06 ↑ +78%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $381.24 ↑ +83%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $388.87 ↑ +86%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $388.87 ↑ +86%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $395.63 ↑ +90%
Aetna Broad Network $431.68 ↑ +107%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $434.19 ↑ +108%
NaphCare Federal $477.25 ↑ +129%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $480.79 ↑ +130%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $494.93 ↑ +137%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $523.21 ↑ +151%
Provider Network of America Commercial $529.50 ↑ +154%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $530.28 ↑ +154%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $561.71 ↑ +169%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $564.80 ↑ +171%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $583.31 ↑ +180%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $599.16 ↑ +187%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $629.12 ↑ +201%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $748.95 ↑ +259%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $748.95 ↑ +259%
United Healthcare Commercial $786.00 ↑ +277%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Administration chemotherapy IV push single/initial substance/drug at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $236.51 $147.54 – $583.31
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $252.89 $104.42 – $791.56
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $222.44 $147.54 – $583.31
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $350.32 $147.54 – $583.31
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $120.55 $147.54 – $583.31
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $147.19 $147.54 – $530.28
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $177.27 $147.54 – $583.31
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $406.26 $147.54 – $583.31

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