Ins cath ren art 1st bi 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

$4,234.97

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.

$8,036.00

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.

$281.36 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $6,483.00 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.

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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 $281.36 ↓ -93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $399.46 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $426.10 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $447.40 ↓ -89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $532.62 ↓ -87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $532.62 ↓ -87%
Health Net Medicaid $2,074.70 ↓ -51%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $2,074.70 ↓ -51%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $2,074.70 ↓ -51%
Mercy Care Medicaid $2,074.70 ↓ -51%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $2,074.70 ↓ -51%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $2,074.70 ↓ -51%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $2,479.00 ↓ -41%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $2,812.60 ↓ -34%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $3,243.00 ↓ -23%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Health Net Medicare $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $3,354.67 ↓ -21%
Humana Medicare Advantage $3,455.31 ↓ -18%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $3,522.40 ↓ -17%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $3,522.40 ↓ -17%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $3,616.20 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $3,616.20 ↓ -15%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $3,690.14 ↓ -13%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $3,690.14 ↓ -13%
Aetna Medical Rental $4,234.97 ↑ +0%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $4,339.44 ↑ +2%
NaphCare Federal $4,528.80 ↑ +7%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $4,562.35 ↑ +8%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $4,696.54 ↑ +11%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $4,964.91 ↑ +17%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $5,032.01 ↑ +19%
Aetna Joint Venture $5,186.00 ↑ +22%
Aetna Designated Group $5,511.00 ↑ +30%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $5,535.21 ↑ +31%
Provider Network of America Commercial $6,027.00 ↑ +42%
United Healthcare Commercial $6,302.00 ↑ +49%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $6,428.80 ↑ +52%
Aetna Broad Network $6,483.00 ↑ +53%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Ins cath ren art 1st bi at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $2,917.07 $399.46 – $6,428.80
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $2,018.43 $347.89 – $6,317.85
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $2,829.63 $182.16 – $5,928.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $2,703.17 $468.22 – $5,928.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $2,284.26 $357.52 – $6,323.20
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $2,189.41 $274.20 – $5,928.00
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Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $2,798.02 $468.22 – $5,928.00

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