Endovenous laser vein addon 36479 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

$3,066.61

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.

$5,819.00

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.

$775.80 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 $775.80 ↓ -75%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $930.96 ↓ -70%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,038.00 ↓ -66%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $1,125.43 ↓ -63%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $1,163.70 ↓ -62%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $1,357.65 ↓ -56%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $1,551.60 ↓ -49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,597.86 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,704.38 ↓ -44%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,745.55 ↓ -43%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,745.55 ↓ -43%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,789.60 ↓ -42%
Health Net Medicaid $1,888.75 ↓ -38%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,888.75 ↓ -38%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $1,888.75 ↓ -38%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,888.75 ↓ -38%
Mercy Care Medicaid $1,888.75 ↓ -38%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,888.75 ↓ -38%
Health Net Medicare $1,939.50 ↓ -37%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,939.50 ↓ -37%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,939.50 ↓ -37%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,041.00 ↓ -33%
Aetna Medical Rental $2,044.23 ↓ -33%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $2,094.66 ↓ -32%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $2,094.66 ↓ -32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $2,130.48 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $2,130.48 ↓ -31%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $2,385.59 ↓ -22%
Provider Network of America Commercial $2,909.25 ↓ -5%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $3,103.20 ↑ +1%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +44%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +53%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +80%

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Endovenous laser vein addon 36479 at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $2,112.30 $775.80 – $3,103.20
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $1,833.68 $728.64 – $4,018.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $2,627.59 $1,024.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,813.19 $1,024.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,982.21 $1,024.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $1,572.45 $1,024.40 – $3,841.50
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $2,174.29 $1,024.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale $1,577.58 $72.99 – $4,018.00

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