Biliary endoscopy thru skin at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$3,563.05
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.
$6,761.00
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.
$2,248.02 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $7,467.00 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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| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $2,248.02 | ↓ -37% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $2,307.97 | ↓ -35% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $2,307.97 | ↓ -35% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $2,307.97 | ↓ -35% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $2,307.97 | ↓ -35% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $2,307.97 | ↓ -35% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $2,307.97 | ↓ -35% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $2,366.35 | ↓ -34% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $3,042.45 | ↓ -15% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $3,042.45 | ↓ -15% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $3,191.68 | ↓ -10% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $3,404.46 | ↓ -4% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $3,563.05 | ↑ +0% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $3,574.69 | ↑ +0% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $3,650.94 | ↑ +2% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicare Advantage | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Banner University Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | VA Community Care Network | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Advantage | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Banner Health | Medicare Advantage | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Care 1st | Medicare Advantage | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Care Advantage | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | HMO Medicare Advantage Plan | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | PPO Medicare Advantage Plan | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Gila River Health Care Corporation | Managed Care Program | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Wellpoint | Medicare Advantage HMO | $3,761.34 | ↑ +6% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $3,874.18 | ↑ +9% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $3,921.00 | ↑ +10% |
| Carelon | Medicare Advantage | $3,949.41 | ↑ +11% |
| Devoted Health Services | Medicare Advantage | $3,949.41 | ↑ +11% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $4,137.47 | ↑ +16% |
| Gold Kidney Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $4,137.47 | ↑ +16% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $4,255.58 | ↑ +19% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $4,255.58 | ↑ +19% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $4,721.00 | ↑ +32% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $5,070.75 | ↑ +42% |
| NaphCare | Federal | $5,077.81 | ↑ +43% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $5,115.42 | ↑ +44% |
| United Healthcare | Individual Exchange | $5,265.88 | ↑ +48% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $5,408.80 | ↑ +52% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $5,566.78 | ↑ +56% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $5,642.01 | ↑ +58% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $5,974.00 | ↑ +68% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $6,206.21 | ↑ +74% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $6,302.00 | ↑ +77% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $6,347.00 | ↑ +78% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $7,467.00 | ↑ +110% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | Tricare | not published by hospital | — |
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Biliary endoscopy thru skin at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $2,454.24 | $2,307.97 – $6,206.21 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | Gilbert | $1,637.87 | $341.17 – $5,126.66 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $1,284.50 | $1,455.44 – $6,206.21 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $1,227.10 | $1,255.80 – $6,206.21 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $993.88 | $1,255.80 – $5,642.01 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | $1,144.57 | $1,255.80 – $6,206.21 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $1,270.15 | $1,255.80 – $6,206.21 |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center | San Tan Valley | $1,384.97 | $1,255.80 – $5,642.01 |