Dhea-s (dehydroepiand sulfate) 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

$10.45

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.

$67.00

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.

$22.23 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $93.32 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 $22.23 ↑ +113%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $22.23 ↑ +113%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↑ +113%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↑ +113%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↑ +113%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $22.23 ↑ +113%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $22.23 ↑ +113%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↑ +113%
Mercy Care Medicaid $22.23 ↑ +113%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $22.23 ↑ +113%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $22.23 ↑ +113%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $22.23 ↑ +113%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↑ +113%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↑ +113%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $22.23 ↑ +113%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↑ +113%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↑ +113%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $22.23 ↑ +113%
Health Net Medicare $22.23 ↑ +113%
Health Net Medicaid $22.23 ↑ +113%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $22.23 ↑ +113%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $22.23 ↑ +113%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $22.23 ↑ +113%
Humana Medicare Advantage $22.90 ↑ +119%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $23.34 ↑ +123%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $23.34 ↑ +123%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $23.45 ↑ +124%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $24.45 ↑ +134%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $24.45 ↑ +134%
NaphCare Federal $30.01 ↑ +187%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $30.15 ↑ +189%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $30.15 ↑ +189%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $30.23 ↑ +189%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $31.12 ↑ +198%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $32.77 ↑ +214%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $32.90 ↑ +215%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $33.34 ↑ +219%
Aetna Medical Rental $35.31 ↑ +238%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $36.18 ↑ +246%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $36.68 ↑ +251%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $43.35 ↑ +315%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $45.90 ↑ +339%
United Healthcare Commercial $50.02 ↑ +379%
Provider Network of America Commercial $50.25 ↑ +381%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $53.60 ↑ +413%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $65.17 ↑ +524%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $69.51 ↑ +565%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $72.99 ↑ +598%
Aetna Joint Venture $74.65 ↑ +614%
Aetna Designated Group $79.32 ↑ +659%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $86.89 ↑ +731%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $86.89 ↑ +731%
Aetna Broad Network $93.32 ↑ +793%

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Dhea-s (dehydroepiand sulfate) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $10.85 $22.23 – $53.60
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $94.96 $12.45 – $68.47
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $10.72 $22.23 – $50.25
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $8.51 $22.23 – $50.25
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale $39.25 $22.23 – $46.90
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $10.12 $22.23 – $53.60
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $7.57 $22.23 – $50.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $10.32 $22.23 – $53.60

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