Endoluminal bx biliary tree 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

$1,182.06

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.

$2,243.00

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.

$448.60 with Aetna vs $5,506.00 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
Aetna Medicare Advantage $448.60 ↓ -62%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $538.32 ↓ -54%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $580.94 ↓ -51%
Health Net Medicaid $580.94 ↓ -51%
Mercy Care Medicaid $580.94 ↓ -51%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $580.94 ↓ -51%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $580.94 ↓ -51%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $580.94 ↓ -51%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $672.90 ↓ -43%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $785.05 ↓ -34%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $897.20 ↓ -24%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,009.35 ↓ -15%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,009.35 ↓ -15%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,038.00 ↓ -12%
Health Net Medicare $1,121.50 ↓ -5%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,121.50 ↓ -5%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,121.50 ↓ -5%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,182.06 ↑ +0%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,211.22 ↑ +2%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,211.22 ↑ +2%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $1,379.44 ↑ +17%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,682.25 ↑ +42%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,794.40 ↑ +52%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,041.00 ↑ +73%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $2,248.02 ↑ +90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $3,191.68 ↑ +170%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $3,404.46 ↑ +188%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $3,574.69 ↑ +202%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $4,255.58 ↑ +260%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $4,255.58 ↑ +260%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +273%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +296%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +366%

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Endoluminal bx biliary tree at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $814.21 $448.60 – $3,191.68
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $1,273.41 $711.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $1,027.97 $711.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $985.29 $711.40 – $2,667.75
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $1,134.68 $711.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,259.18 $711.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,376.56 $711.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $1,092.00 $711.40 – $3,741.03

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