Dilate ic vasospasm init 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

$5,151.95

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.

$9,776.00

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.

$808.00 with Aetna vs $7,820.80 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.

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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
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $808.00 ↓ -84%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,408.72 ↓ -73%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,955.20 ↓ -62%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $2,346.24 ↓ -54%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $2,932.80 ↓ -43%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $2,950.00 ↓ -43%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $3,421.60 ↓ -34%
Aetna Joint Venture $3,617.00 ↓ -30%
Aetna Designated Group $3,843.00 ↓ -25%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $3,910.40 ↓ -24%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $4,188.33 ↓ -19%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $4,399.20 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $4,399.20 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,466.00 ↓ -13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $4,467.55 ↓ -13%
Aetna Broad Network $4,521.00 ↓ -12%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $4,690.93 ↓ -9%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $4,721.00 ↓ -8%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $4,888.00 ↓ -5%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $4,888.00 ↓ -5%
Health Net Medicare $4,888.00 ↓ -5%
Aetna Medical Rental $5,151.95 ↑ +0%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $5,279.04 ↑ +2%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $5,279.04 ↑ +2%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $5,584.44 ↑ +8%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $5,584.44 ↑ +8%
Provider Network of America Commercial $7,332.00 ↑ +42%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $7,820.80 ↑ +52%

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Dilate ic vasospasm init at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $3,548.69 $808.00 – $7,820.80
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $3,875.73 $2,205.70 – $12,131.35
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $7,376.23 $936.00 – $15,453.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $7,293.82 $936.00 – $15,453.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $6,325.43 $936.00 – $15,453.00
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale $6,346.03 $72.99 – $15,453.00
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $5,893.50 $2,931.32 – $12,188.12
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler $4,222.34 $2,205.70 – $13,234.20

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