Heparin-protamine tolerance at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$5.20
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.
$40.00
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.
$13.09 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $54.95 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 | Medicare Advantage | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Gila River Health Care Corporation | Managed Care Program | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Advantage | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Banner University Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Care Advantage | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | PPO Medicare Advantage Plan | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | HMO Medicare Advantage Plan | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Banner Health | Medicare Advantage | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | VA Community Care Network | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Wellpoint | Medicare Advantage HMO | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Care 1st | Medicare Advantage | $13.09 | ↑ +152% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $13.48 | ↑ +159% |
| Devoted Health Services | Medicare Advantage | $13.74 | ↑ +164% |
| Carelon | Medicare Advantage | $13.74 | ↑ +164% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $14.00 | ↑ +169% |
| Gold Kidney Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $14.40 | ↑ +177% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $14.40 | ↑ +177% |
| NaphCare | Federal | $17.67 | ↑ +240% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $17.80 | ↑ +242% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $18.00 | ↑ +246% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $18.00 | ↑ +246% |
| United Healthcare | Individual Exchange | $18.33 | ↑ +253% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $19.29 | ↑ +271% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $19.37 | ↑ +273% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $19.64 | ↑ +278% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $21.08 | ↑ +305% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $21.60 | ↑ +315% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $21.60 | ↑ +315% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $25.53 | ↑ +391% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $27.06 | ↑ +420% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $29.46 | ↑ +467% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $30.00 | ↑ +477% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $32.00 | ↑ +515% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $38.41 | ↑ +639% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $40.97 | ↑ +688% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $43.02 | ↑ +727% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $43.96 | ↑ +745% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $46.71 | ↑ +798% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $51.22 | ↑ +885% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $51.22 | ↑ +885% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $54.95 | ↑ +957% |
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Heparin-protamine tolerance at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $5.48 | $13.09 – $32.00 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $7.32 | $13.09 – $30.00 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $7.40 | $13.09 – $32.00 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $7.56 | $13.09 – $30.00 |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center | San Tan Valley | $9.04 | $13.09 – $30.00 |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center | Phoenix | $9.04 | $13.09 – $30.00 |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center | Gilbert | $6.92 | $13.09 – $30.00 |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center | Apache Junction | $8.36 | $13.09 – $30.00 |