In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$138.25
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.
$492.00
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.
$108.14 with Health Net vs $735.20 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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| Health Net | Medicaid | $108.14 | ↓ -22% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $108.14 | ↓ -22% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $108.14 | ↓ -22% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $108.14 | ↓ -22% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $108.14 | ↓ -22% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $108.14 | ↓ -22% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $172.20 | ↑ +25% |
| Banner Health | Medicare Advantage | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Advantage | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | VA Community Care Network | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | HMO Medicare Advantage Plan | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Banner University Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | PPO Medicare Advantage Plan | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicare Advantage | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Care 1st | Medicare Advantage | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Gila River Health Care Corporation | Managed Care Program | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Wellpoint | Medicare Advantage HMO | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Care Advantage | $182.64 | ↑ +32% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $188.12 | ↑ +36% |
| Devoted Health Services | Medicare Advantage | $191.77 | ↑ +39% |
| Carelon | Medicare Advantage | $191.77 | ↑ +39% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $200.90 | ↑ +45% |
| Gold Kidney Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $200.90 | ↑ +45% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $221.40 | ↑ +60% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $221.40 | ↑ +60% |
| NaphCare | Federal | $246.56 | ↑ +78% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $248.39 | ↑ +80% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $251.04 | ↑ +82% |
| United Healthcare | Individual Exchange | $255.70 | ↑ +85% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $258.14 | ↑ +87% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $259.28 | ↑ +88% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $265.68 | ↑ +92% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $270.31 | ↑ +96% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $273.96 | ↑ +98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $280.65 | ↑ +103% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $301.36 | ↑ +118% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $335.61 | ↑ +143% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $369.00 | ↑ +167% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $393.60 | ↑ +185% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $398.46 | ↑ +188% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $425.02 | ↑ +207% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $446.27 | ↑ +223% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $531.27 | ↑ +284% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $531.27 | ↑ +284% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $588.09 | ↑ +325% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $624.86 | ↑ +352% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $735.20 | ↑ +432% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | Tricare | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $130.38 | $108.14 – $393.60 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | Gilbert | $388.68 | $94.79 – $521.33 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $169.86 | $108.14 – $458.25 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $134.42 | $108.14 – $458.25 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $133.81 | $108.14 – $488.80 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $139.92 | $108.14 – $458.25 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | $137.48 | $108.14 – $488.80 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $160.08 | $108.14 – $458.25 |