Echograp trans r pros study 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

$103.13

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.

$367.00

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.

$79.00 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $551.65 with United Healthcare — 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 $79.00 ↓ -23%
Health Net Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -23%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $79.00 ↓ -23%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $79.00 ↓ -23%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -23%
Mercy Care Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -23%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↑ +10%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $113.34 ↑ +10%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↑ +10%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↑ +10%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↑ +10%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↑ +10%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $113.34 ↑ +10%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $113.34 ↑ +10%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $113.34 ↑ +10%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↑ +10%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↑ +10%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↑ +10%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↑ +10%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $113.34 ↑ +10%
Health Net Medicare $113.34 ↑ +10%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $113.34 ↑ +10%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↑ +10%
Humana Medicare Advantage $116.74 ↑ +13%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $119.01 ↑ +15%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $119.01 ↑ +15%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $124.67 ↑ +21%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $124.67 ↑ +21%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $128.45 ↑ +25%
NaphCare Federal $153.01 ↑ +48%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $154.14 ↑ +49%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $158.68 ↑ +54%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $165.15 ↑ +60%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $165.15 ↑ +60%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $167.74 ↑ +63%
Aetna Joint Venture $169.55 ↑ +64%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $170.01 ↑ +65%
Aetna Designated Group $180.20 ↑ +75%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $187.01 ↑ +81%
Aetna Medical Rental $193.41 ↑ +88%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $198.18 ↑ +92%
Aetna Broad Network $211.76 ↑ +105%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $225.71 ↑ +119%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $239.65 ↑ +132%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $241.97 ↑ +135%
Provider Network of America Commercial $275.25 ↑ +167%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $293.60 ↑ +185%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $343.54 ↑ +233%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $366.44 ↑ +255%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $384.76 ↑ +273%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $458.05 ↑ +344%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $458.05 ↑ +344%
United Healthcare Commercial $551.65 ↑ +435%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Echograp trans r pros study at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $122.21 $79.00 – $293.60
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $524.97 $113.34 – $1,643.18
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $184.27 $79.00 – $396.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $168.96 $79.00 – $396.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $78.14 $79.00 – $422.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $144.14 $79.00 – $396.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $229.15 $79.00 – $396.00
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $221.76 $79.00 – $396.00

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