Brach/thor cath 2nd at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$969.15
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.
$1,839.00
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.
$281.36 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $6,483.00 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 | $281.36 | ↓ -71% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $367.80 | ↓ -62% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $399.46 | ↓ -59% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $426.10 | ↓ -56% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $441.36 | ↓ -54% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $447.40 | ↓ -54% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $476.30 | ↓ -51% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $476.30 | ↓ -51% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $476.30 | ↓ -51% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $476.30 | ↓ -51% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $476.30 | ↓ -51% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $476.30 | ↓ -51% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $532.62 | ↓ -45% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $532.62 | ↓ -45% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $551.70 | ↓ -43% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $643.65 | ↓ -34% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $735.60 | ↓ -24% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $827.55 | ↓ -15% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $827.55 | ↓ -15% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $919.50 | ↓ -5% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $919.50 | ↓ -5% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $919.50 | ↓ -5% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $969.15 | ↑ +0% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $993.06 | ↑ +2% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $993.06 | ↑ +2% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $1,130.98 | ↑ +17% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $1,379.25 | ↑ +42% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $1,471.20 | ↑ +52% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $2,041.00 | ↑ +111% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $2,479.00 | ↑ +156% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $5,186.00 | ↑ +435% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $5,511.00 | ↑ +469% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $6,483.00 | ↑ +569% |
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Brach/thor cath 2nd at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $667.56 | $367.80 – $2,041.00 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | Gilbert | $1,005.16 | $277.87 – $3,145.45 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $873.52 | $182.16 – $4,018.00 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $834.48 | $468.22 – $4,018.00 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $705.16 | $357.52 – $4,018.00 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $675.88 | $274.20 – $1,851.00 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | $778.36 | $182.16 – $4,018.00 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $863.76 | $468.22 – $4,018.00 |