Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site interp/rpt 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

$82.13

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.

$348.00

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.

$36.08 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $645.69 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 Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -56%
Health Net Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -56%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $36.08 ↓ -56%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $36.08 ↓ -56%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -56%
Mercy Care Medicaid $36.08 ↓ -56%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $56.95 ↓ -31%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $56.95 ↓ -31%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $56.95 ↓ -31%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $56.95 ↓ -31%
Health Net Medicare $56.95 ↓ -31%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $56.95 ↓ -31%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $56.95 ↓ -31%
Humana Medicare Advantage $58.66 ↓ -29%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $59.80 ↓ -27%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $59.80 ↓ -27%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $62.65 ↓ -24%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $62.65 ↓ -24%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $67.20 ↓ -18%
NaphCare Federal $76.88 ↓ -6%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $77.45 ↓ -6%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $79.73 ↓ -3%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $84.29 ↑ +3%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $85.42 ↑ +4%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $86.40 ↑ +5%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $86.40 ↑ +5%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $93.97 ↑ +14%
Aetna Medical Rental $101.18 ↑ +23%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $103.68 ↑ +26%
United Healthcare Commercial $111.96 ↑ +36%
Provider Network of America Commercial $144.00 ↑ +75%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $153.60 ↑ +87%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $196.80 ↑ +140%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $198.29 ↑ +141%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $226.72 ↑ +176%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $281.52 ↑ +243%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $300.29 ↑ +266%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $315.30 ↑ +284%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $375.36 ↑ +357%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $375.36 ↑ +357%
Aetna Joint Venture $516.49 ↑ +529%
Aetna Designated Group $548.79 ↑ +568%
Aetna Broad Network $645.69 ↑ +686%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Cytopathology fna adequacy evaluation first episode each site interp/rpt at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $85.26 $36.08 – $153.60
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $56.09 $31.92 – $175.56
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $101.02 $36.08 – $144.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $87.12 $36.08 – $177.12
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $88.34 $36.08 – $153.60
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $73.62 $36.08 – $144.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $84.25 $36.08 – $153.60
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $114.11 $36.08 – $144.00

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