Borrelia burgdorferi (lyme disease) antibody nonspecific 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

$8.98

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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.

$66.00

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.

$17.03 with Wellpoint vs $71.49 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.

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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
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $17.03 ↑ +90%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↑ +90%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $17.03 ↑ +90%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↑ +90%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↑ +90%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $17.03 ↑ +90%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↑ +90%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $17.03 ↑ +90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↑ +90%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↑ +90%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $17.03 ↑ +90%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $17.03 ↑ +90%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $17.03 ↑ +90%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $17.03 ↑ +90%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↑ +90%
Health Net Medicaid $17.03 ↑ +90%
Health Net Medicare $17.03 ↑ +90%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↑ +90%
Mercy Care Medicaid $17.03 ↑ +90%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $17.03 ↑ +90%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $17.03 ↑ +90%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↑ +90%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $17.03 ↑ +90%
Humana Medicare Advantage $17.54 ↑ +95%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $17.88 ↑ +99%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $17.88 ↑ +99%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $18.73 ↑ +109%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $18.73 ↑ +109%
NaphCare Federal $22.99 ↑ +156%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $23.10 ↑ +157%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $23.16 ↑ +158%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $23.84 ↑ +165%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $25.10 ↑ +180%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $25.20 ↑ +181%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $25.55 ↑ +185%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $28.10 ↑ +213%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $29.70 ↑ +231%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $29.70 ↑ +231%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $33.21 ↑ +270%
Aetna Medical Rental $34.78 ↑ +287%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $35.16 ↑ +292%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $35.64 ↑ +297%
United Healthcare Commercial $38.33 ↑ +327%
Provider Network of America Commercial $49.50 ↑ +451%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $49.91 ↑ +456%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $52.80 ↑ +488%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $53.24 ↑ +493%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $55.90 ↑ +522%
Aetna Joint Venture $57.19 ↑ +537%
Aetna Designated Group $60.76 ↑ +577%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $66.55 ↑ +641%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $66.55 ↑ +641%
Aetna Broad Network $71.49 ↑ +696%

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Borrelia burgdorferi (lyme disease) antibody nonspecific at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $14.19 $17.03 – $52.80
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $16.76 $9.54 – $52.46
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $12.54 $17.03 – $49.50
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $11.09 $17.03 – $49.50
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $12.08 $17.03 – $52.80
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $11.22 $17.03 – $49.50
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $8.65 $17.03 – $52.80
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $17.23 $17.03 – $49.50

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