Cystine urine quantitative 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

$14.20

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.

$91.00

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.

$22.98 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $96.47 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
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $22.98 ↑ +62%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $22.98 ↑ +62%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $22.98 ↑ +62%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $22.98 ↑ +62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $22.98 ↑ +62%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $22.98 ↑ +62%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $22.98 ↑ +62%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $22.98 ↑ +62%
Mercy Care Medicaid $22.98 ↑ +62%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $22.98 ↑ +62%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $22.98 ↑ +62%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $22.98 ↑ +62%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $22.98 ↑ +62%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $22.98 ↑ +62%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $22.98 ↑ +62%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $22.98 ↑ +62%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $22.98 ↑ +62%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $22.98 ↑ +62%
Health Net Medicare $22.98 ↑ +62%
Health Net Medicaid $22.98 ↑ +62%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $22.98 ↑ +62%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $22.98 ↑ +62%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $22.98 ↑ +62%
Humana Medicare Advantage $23.67 ↑ +67%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $24.13 ↑ +70%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $24.13 ↑ +70%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $25.28 ↑ +78%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $25.28 ↑ +78%
NaphCare Federal $31.02 ↑ +118%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $31.25 ↑ +120%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $31.85 ↑ +124%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $32.17 ↑ +127%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $33.87 ↑ +139%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $34.01 ↑ +140%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $34.47 ↑ +143%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $37.92 ↑ +167%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $40.95 ↑ +188%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $40.95 ↑ +188%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $44.82 ↑ +216%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $47.46 ↑ +234%
Aetna Medical Rental $47.96 ↑ +238%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $49.14 ↑ +246%
United Healthcare Commercial $51.70 ↑ +264%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $67.38 ↑ +375%
Provider Network of America Commercial $68.25 ↑ +381%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $71.88 ↑ +406%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $72.80 ↑ +413%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $75.47 ↑ +431%
Aetna Joint Venture $77.17 ↑ +443%
Aetna Designated Group $81.99 ↑ +477%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $89.85 ↑ +533%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $89.85 ↑ +533%
Aetna Broad Network $96.47 ↑ +579%

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Cystine urine quantitative at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $39.53 $22.98 – $72.80
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $14.56 $22.98 – $68.25
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $11.56 $22.98 – $68.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $13.74 $22.98 – $72.80
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $10.28 $22.98 – $68.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $14.01 $22.98 – $72.80
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $13.65 $22.98 – $68.25
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $15.74 $22.98 – $68.25

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