Bx pancreas pq ndl 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

$1,126.73

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.

$2,138.00

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.

$748.30 with University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) vs $5,506.00 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.

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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
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $748.30 ↓ -34%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $962.10 ↓ -15%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $962.10 ↓ -15%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,020.08 ↓ -9%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $1,020.08 ↓ -9%
Mercy Care Medicaid $1,020.08 ↓ -9%
Health Net Medicaid $1,020.08 ↓ -9%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,020.08 ↓ -9%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,020.08 ↓ -9%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,038.00 ↓ -8%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,126.73 ↑ +0%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,154.52 ↑ +2%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $1,466.47 ↑ +30%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,603.50 ↑ +42%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,710.40 ↑ +52%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Health Net Medicare $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,726.88 ↑ +53%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $1,765.00 ↑ +57%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,778.69 ↑ +58%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $1,813.22 ↑ +61%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $1,813.22 ↑ +61%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,899.57 ↑ +69%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $1,899.57 ↑ +69%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $2,082.06 ↑ +85%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $2,220.86 ↑ +97%
NaphCare Federal $2,331.29 ↑ +107%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,331.91 ↑ +107%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $2,348.56 ↑ +108%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $2,417.63 ↑ +115%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $2,555.78 ↑ +127%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $2,590.32 ↑ +130%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $2,776.08 ↑ +146%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $2,776.08 ↑ +146%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $2,849.35 ↑ +153%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +291%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,466.00 ↑ +296%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +315%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +389%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Bx pancreas pq ndl at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $776.09 $748.30 – $2,849.35
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $645.47 $811.35 – $2,849.35
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $616.63 $631.05 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $521.07 $631.05 – $2,849.35
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $499.43 $631.05 – $2,590.32
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $575.16 $631.05 – $2,849.35
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $638.26 $631.05 – $2,849.35
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $695.96 $631.05 – $2,590.32

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