Assay of feces porphyrins at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$26.99
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.
$173.00
Gross charge 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.
$39.11 with Wellpoint vs $164.18 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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| Wellpoint | Medicare Advantage HMO | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicare Advantage | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Banner Health | Medicare Advantage | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Banner University Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Advantage | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Care 1st | Medicare Advantage | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | HMO Medicare Advantage Plan | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | PPO Medicare Advantage Plan | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Gila River Health Care Corporation | Managed Care Program | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Care Advantage | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | VA Community Care Network | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $39.11 | ↑ +45% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $40.28 | ↑ +49% |
| Devoted Health Services | Medicare Advantage | $41.07 | ↑ +52% |
| Carelon | Medicare Advantage | $41.07 | ↑ +52% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $43.02 | ↑ +59% |
| Gold Kidney Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $43.02 | ↑ +59% |
| NaphCare | Federal | $52.80 | ↑ +96% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $53.19 | ↑ +97% |
| United Healthcare | Individual Exchange | $54.75 | ↑ +103% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $57.65 | ↑ +114% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $57.88 | ↑ +114% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $58.66 | ↑ +117% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $60.55 | ↑ +124% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $64.53 | ↑ +139% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $76.26 | ↑ +183% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $77.85 | ↑ +188% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $77.85 | ↑ +188% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $80.77 | ↑ +199% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $88.00 | ↑ +226% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $91.17 | ↑ +238% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $93.42 | ↑ +246% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $114.67 | ↑ +325% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $122.32 | ↑ +353% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $128.44 | ↑ +376% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $129.75 | ↑ +381% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $131.33 | ↑ +387% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $138.40 | ↑ +413% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $139.54 | ↑ +417% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $152.90 | ↑ +467% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $152.90 | ↑ +467% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $164.18 | ↑ +508% |
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Assay of feces porphyrins at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $28.03 | $39.11 – $138.40 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | Gilbert | $38.49 | $21.91 – $120.46 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $27.68 | $39.11 – $129.75 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $21.97 | $39.11 – $129.75 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $19.55 | $39.11 – $129.75 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $25.95 | $39.11 – $129.75 |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center | San Tan Valley | $29.93 | $39.11 – $129.75 |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center | Phoenix | $27.33 | $39.11 – $129.75 |