Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$762.04
Cash price 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.
$1,446.00
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$192.80 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $192.80 | ↓ -75% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $231.36 | ↓ -70% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $289.20 | ↓ -62% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $337.40 | ↓ -56% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $385.60 | ↓ -49% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $400.00 | ↓ -48% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $433.80 | ↓ -43% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $433.80 | ↓ -43% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $460.08 | ↓ -40% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $460.08 | ↓ -40% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $460.08 | ↓ -40% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $460.08 | ↓ -40% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $460.08 | ↓ -40% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $460.08 | ↓ -40% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $482.00 | ↓ -37% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $482.00 | ↓ -37% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $482.00 | ↓ -37% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $508.03 | ↓ -33% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $520.56 | ↓ -32% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $520.56 | ↓ -32% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $723.00 | ↓ -5% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $771.20 | ↑ +1% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $1,038.00 | ↑ +36% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $1,466.47 | ↑ +92% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $2,082.06 | ↑ +173% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $2,220.86 | ↑ +191% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $2,331.91 | ↑ +206% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $2,776.08 | ↑ +264% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $2,776.08 | ↑ +264% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $3,036.00 | ↑ +298% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $4,405.00 | ↑ +478% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $4,680.00 | ↑ +514% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $5,506.00 | ↑ +623% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | Tricare | not published by hospital | — |
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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $524.90 | $192.80 – $3,036.00 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | Gilbert | $438.87 | $54.36 – $1,270.50 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $480.08 | $178.80 – $3,152.00 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $458.62 | $178.80 – $3,152.00 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $387.55 | $178.80 – $3,152.00 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $371.46 | $178.80 – $2,746.00 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | $427.78 | $178.80 – $3,152.00 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $474.71 | $178.80 – $3,152.00 |