Diffusing capacity at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$151.09
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.
$568.00
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.
$60.63 with Banner University Health Plan vs $454.40 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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| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $60.63 | ↓ -60% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $60.63 | ↓ -60% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $60.63 | ↓ -60% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $60.63 | ↓ -60% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $60.63 | ↓ -60% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $60.63 | ↓ -60% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $113.60 | ↓ -25% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $129.14 | ↓ -15% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $136.32 | ↓ -10% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $170.40 | ↑ +13% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $183.35 | ↑ +21% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $184.60 | ↑ +22% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $195.57 | ↑ +29% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $198.80 | ↑ +32% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $205.35 | ↑ +36% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $227.20 | ↑ +50% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $244.47 | ↑ +62% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $244.47 | ↑ +62% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $255.60 | ↑ +69% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $255.60 | ↑ +69% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $262.42 | ↑ +74% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $278.89 | ↑ +85% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $284.00 | ↑ +88% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $284.00 | ↑ +88% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $284.00 | ↑ +88% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $299.34 | ↑ +98% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $306.72 | ↑ +103% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $306.72 | ↑ +103% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $326.60 | ↑ +116% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $327.74 | ↑ +117% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $349.32 | ↑ +131% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $426.00 | ↑ +182% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $454.40 | ↑ +201% |
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Diffusing capacity at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $109.06 | $60.63 – $454.40 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | Gilbert | $144.41 | $59.36 – $451.99 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $227.33 | $60.63 – $483.00 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $169.37 | $60.63 – $483.00 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $159.71 | $60.63 – $515.20 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $75.99 | $60.63 – $483.00 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | $50.23 | $60.63 – $515.20 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $446.29 | $60.63 – $483.00 |