Contrast x-ray of wrist at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$218.73
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.
$740.00
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.
$148.00 with Aetna vs $1,863.61 with United Healthcare — 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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| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $148.00 | ↓ -32% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $177.60 | ↓ -19% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $222.00 | ↑ +1% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $240.50 | ↑ +10% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $241.82 | ↑ +11% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $241.82 | ↑ +11% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $241.82 | ↑ +11% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $241.82 | ↑ +11% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $241.82 | ↑ +11% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $241.82 | ↑ +11% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $259.00 | ↑ +18% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $261.35 | ↑ +19% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $296.00 | ↑ +35% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $333.00 | ↑ +52% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $333.00 | ↑ +52% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $341.88 | ↑ +56% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $363.34 | ↑ +66% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $370.00 | ↑ +69% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $370.00 | ↑ +69% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $370.00 | ↑ +69% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $371.06 | ↑ +70% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $389.98 | ↑ +78% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $395.80 | ↑ +81% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $399.60 | ↑ +83% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $399.60 | ↑ +83% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $415.59 | ↑ +90% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $426.98 | ↑ +95% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $455.10 | ↑ +108% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $494.74 | ↑ +126% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $494.74 | ↑ +126% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $555.00 | ↑ +154% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $592.00 | ↑ +171% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $1,863.61 | ↑ +752% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | Tricare | not published by hospital | — |
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Contrast x-ray of wrist at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $217.56 | $148.00 – $1,863.61 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $334.63 | $169.21 – $1,580.51 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $114.45 | $218.00 – $1,580.51 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $262.86 | $218.00 – $1,580.51 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $267.95 | $218.00 – $1,516.98 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | $290.13 | $169.21 – $1,580.51 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $350.61 | $218.00 – $1,580.51 |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center | San Tan Valley | $401.12 | $218.00 – $1,580.51 |