Esophageal dilat s&i 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

$137.68

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.

$447.00

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.

$43.71 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $357.60 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $43.71 ↓ -68%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $62.06 ↓ -55%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $66.20 ↓ -52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $69.51 ↓ -50%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $82.74 ↓ -40%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $82.74 ↓ -40%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $89.40 ↓ -35%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $107.28 ↓ -22%
Health Net Medicaid $115.77 ↓ -16%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $115.77 ↓ -16%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $115.77 ↓ -16%
Mercy Care Medicaid $115.77 ↓ -16%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $115.77 ↓ -16%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $115.77 ↓ -16%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $134.10 ↓ -3%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $145.28 ↑ +6%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $156.45 ↑ +14%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $178.80 ↑ +30%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $201.15 ↑ +46%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $201.15 ↑ +46%
Aetna Joint Venture $206.51 ↑ +50%
Aetna Designated Group $219.48 ↑ +59%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $223.50 ↑ +62%
Health Net Medicare $223.50 ↑ +62%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $223.50 ↑ +62%
Aetna Medical Rental $235.57 ↑ +71%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $241.38 ↑ +75%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $241.38 ↑ +75%
Aetna Broad Network $257.92 ↑ +87%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $274.90 ↑ +100%
Provider Network of America Commercial $335.25 ↑ +143%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $357.60 ↑ +160%

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Esophageal dilat s&i at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $134.10 $62.06 – $357.60
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $149.74 $28.30 – $398.25
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $152.93 $72.74 – $398.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $123.72 $28.30 – $424.80
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $148.68 $72.74 – $398.25
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $124.78 $72.74 – $398.25
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $138.59 $72.74 – $398.25
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $157.71 $72.74 – $398.25

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