Esophageal recording at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$954.37
Cash price 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.
$8,157.00
Gross charge 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.
$806.77 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $43,322.00 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $806.77 | ↓ -15% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $806.77 | ↓ -15% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $806.77 | ↓ -15% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $806.77 | ↓ -15% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $806.77 | ↓ -15% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $806.77 | ↓ -15% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicare Advantage | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Gila River Health Care Corporation | Managed Care Program | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Advantage | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Banner University Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Care Advantage | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | PPO Medicare Advantage Plan | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | HMO Medicare Advantage Plan | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Banner Health | Medicare Advantage | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | VA Community Care Network | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Wellpoint | Medicare Advantage HMO | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Care 1st | Medicare Advantage | $1,293.89 | ↑ +36% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $1,332.71 | ↑ +40% |
| Devoted Health Services | Medicare Advantage | $1,358.58 | ↑ +42% |
| Carelon | Medicare Advantage | $1,358.58 | ↑ +42% |
| Gold Kidney Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $1,423.28 | ↑ +49% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $1,423.28 | ↑ +49% |
| NaphCare | Federal | $1,746.75 | ↑ +83% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $1,759.69 | ↑ +84% |
| United Healthcare | Individual Exchange | $1,811.45 | ↑ +90% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $1,914.96 | ↑ +101% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $1,940.84 | ↑ +103% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $2,134.92 | ↑ +124% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $2,194.51 | ↑ +130% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $2,854.95 | ↑ +199% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $3,115.71 | ↑ +226% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $3,323.42 | ↑ +248% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $3,489.59 | ↑ +266% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $3,670.65 | ↑ +285% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $3,670.65 | ↑ +285% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $4,154.27 | ↑ +335% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $4,154.27 | ↑ +335% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $4,298.74 | ↑ +350% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $4,404.78 | ↑ +362% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $4,690.27 | ↑ +391% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $5,016.56 | ↑ +426% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $6,117.75 | ↑ +541% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $6,525.60 | ↑ +584% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $15,142.00 | ↑ +1487% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $34,658.00 | ↑ +3532% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $36,824.00 | ↑ +3758% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $43,322.00 | ↑ +4439% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | Tricare | not published by hospital | — |
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Esophageal recording at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $2,145.29 | $806.77 – $6,525.60 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $938.63 | $806.77 – $2,186.25 |