CT lower extremity w/contrast (both sides) at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$285.62
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.
$2,249.00
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.
$129.45 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $1,799.20 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.
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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| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $129.45 | ↓ -55% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $129.45 | ↓ -55% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $129.45 | ↓ -55% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $129.45 | ↓ -55% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $129.45 | ↓ -55% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $129.45 | ↓ -55% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $341.00 | ↑ +19% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $374.01 | ↑ +31% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $449.80 | ↑ +57% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $531.01 | ↑ +86% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $539.76 | ↑ +89% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $566.41 | ↑ +98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $594.73 | ↑ +108% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $674.70 | ↑ +136% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $708.01 | ↑ +148% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $708.01 | ↑ +148% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $787.15 | ↑ +176% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $899.60 | ↑ +215% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $903.91 | ↑ +216% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $908.00 | ↑ +218% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $1,012.05 | ↑ +254% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $1,012.05 | ↑ +254% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $1,039.04 | ↑ +264% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $1,104.26 | ↑ +287% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $1,124.50 | ↑ +294% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $1,124.50 | ↑ +294% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $1,124.50 | ↑ +294% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $1,185.22 | ↑ +315% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $1,214.46 | ↑ +325% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $1,214.46 | ↑ +325% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $1,297.67 | ↑ +354% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $1,686.75 | ↑ +491% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $1,799.20 | ↑ +530% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | Tricare | not published by hospital | — |
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CT lower extremity w/contrast (both sides) at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $292.37 | $129.45 – $1,799.20 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $338.64 | $129.45 – $1,530.00 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $320.28 | $129.45 – $1,530.00 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $324.36 | $129.45 – $1,632.00 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $336.60 | $129.45 – $1,530.00 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | $357.00 | $129.45 – $1,632.00 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $397.80 | $129.45 – $1,530.00 |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center | San Tan Valley | $369.24 | $129.45 – $1,530.00 |