Glucagon plasma - sendout 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

$10.45

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.

$67.00

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.

$14.29 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $59.99 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
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $14.29 ↑ +37%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $14.29 ↑ +37%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $14.29 ↑ +37%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $14.29 ↑ +37%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $14.29 ↑ +37%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $14.29 ↑ +37%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $14.29 ↑ +37%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $14.29 ↑ +37%
Mercy Care Medicaid $14.29 ↑ +37%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $14.29 ↑ +37%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $14.29 ↑ +37%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $14.29 ↑ +37%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $14.29 ↑ +37%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $14.29 ↑ +37%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $14.29 ↑ +37%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $14.29 ↑ +37%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $14.29 ↑ +37%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $14.29 ↑ +37%
Health Net Medicare $14.29 ↑ +37%
Health Net Medicaid $14.29 ↑ +37%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $14.29 ↑ +37%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $14.29 ↑ +37%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $14.29 ↑ +37%
Humana Medicare Advantage $14.72 ↑ +41%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $15.00 ↑ +44%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $15.00 ↑ +44%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $15.72 ↑ +50%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $15.72 ↑ +50%
NaphCare Federal $19.29 ↑ +85%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $19.43 ↑ +86%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $20.01 ↑ +91%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $21.06 ↑ +102%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $21.15 ↑ +102%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $21.43 ↑ +105%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $23.45 ↑ +124%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $23.58 ↑ +126%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $27.87 ↑ +167%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $29.50 ↑ +182%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $30.15 ↑ +189%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $30.15 ↑ +189%
United Healthcare Commercial $32.16 ↑ +208%
Aetna Medical Rental $35.31 ↑ +238%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $36.18 ↑ +246%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $41.88 ↑ +301%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $44.68 ↑ +328%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $46.91 ↑ +349%
Aetna Joint Venture $47.99 ↑ +359%
Provider Network of America Commercial $50.25 ↑ +381%
Aetna Designated Group $50.99 ↑ +388%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $53.60 ↑ +413%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $55.84 ↑ +434%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $55.84 ↑ +434%
Aetna Broad Network $59.99 ↑ +474%

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Glucagon plasma - sendout at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $10.85 $14.29 – $53.60
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $22.39 $12.74 – $70.07
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $10.72 $14.29 – $50.25
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $8.51 $14.29 – $50.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $10.12 $14.29 – $53.60
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $7.57 $14.29 – $50.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $10.32 $14.29 – $53.60
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $10.05 $14.29 – $50.25

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