Blood draw capillary 36416 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

$10.27

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.

$58.00

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.

$0.54 with Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. vs $46.40 with Arizona Medical Network — 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
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $0.54 ↓ -95%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $2.13 ↓ -79%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $3.03 ↓ -70%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $3.23 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $3.39 ↓ -67%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $4.04 ↓ -61%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $4.04 ↓ -61%
United Healthcare Commercial $7.07 ↓ -31%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $11.60 ↑ +13%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $13.92 ↑ +36%
Mercy Care Medicaid $15.02 ↑ +46%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $15.02 ↑ +46%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $15.02 ↑ +46%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $15.02 ↑ +46%
Health Net Medicaid $15.02 ↑ +46%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $15.02 ↑ +46%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $17.40 ↑ +69%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $20.30 ↑ +98%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $23.20 ↑ +126%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $26.10 ↑ +154%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $26.10 ↑ +154%
Aetna Joint Venture $26.80 ↑ +161%
Aetna Designated Group $28.48 ↑ +177%
Health Net Medicare $29.00 ↑ +182%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $29.00 ↑ +182%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $29.00 ↑ +182%
Aetna Medical Rental $30.57 ↑ +198%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $31.32 ↑ +205%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $31.32 ↑ +205%
Aetna Broad Network $33.47 ↑ +226%
Provider Network of America Commercial $43.50 ↑ +324%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $46.40 ↑ +352%

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Blood draw capillary 36416 at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $11.89 $0.54 – $46.40
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $6.54 $0.49 – $28.50
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $22.08 $0.49 – $12.75
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $10.91 $0.54 – $12.75
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $7.56 $0.49 – $28.50
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $9.12 $0.49 – $28.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $9.84 $0.49 – $28.50
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $6.27 $0.53 – $28.50

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