Mayo repu protein electrophoresis urine 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

$8.42

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.

$54.00

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.

$17.83 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $74.85 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 $17.83 ↑ +112%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $17.83 ↑ +112%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $17.83 ↑ +112%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $17.83 ↑ +112%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $17.83 ↑ +112%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $17.83 ↑ +112%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $17.83 ↑ +112%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $17.83 ↑ +112%
Mercy Care Medicaid $17.83 ↑ +112%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $17.83 ↑ +112%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $17.83 ↑ +112%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $17.83 ↑ +112%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $17.83 ↑ +112%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $17.83 ↑ +112%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $17.83 ↑ +112%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $17.83 ↑ +112%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $17.83 ↑ +112%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $17.83 ↑ +112%
Health Net Medicare $17.83 ↑ +112%
Health Net Medicaid $17.83 ↑ +112%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $17.83 ↑ +112%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $17.83 ↑ +112%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $17.83 ↑ +112%
Humana Medicare Advantage $18.36 ↑ +118%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $18.72 ↑ +122%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $18.72 ↑ +122%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $18.90 ↑ +124%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $19.61 ↑ +133%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $19.61 ↑ +133%
NaphCare Federal $24.07 ↑ +186%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $24.25 ↑ +188%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $24.30 ↑ +189%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $24.30 ↑ +189%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $24.96 ↑ +196%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $26.28 ↑ +212%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $26.39 ↑ +213%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $26.75 ↑ +218%
Aetna Medical Rental $28.46 ↑ +238%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $29.16 ↑ +246%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $29.42 ↑ +249%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $34.77 ↑ +313%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $34.96 ↑ +315%
United Healthcare Commercial $40.12 ↑ +376%
Provider Network of America Commercial $40.50 ↑ +381%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $43.20 ↑ +413%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $49.63 ↑ +489%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $52.94 ↑ +529%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $55.59 ↑ +560%
Aetna Joint Venture $59.87 ↑ +611%
Aetna Designated Group $63.62 ↑ +656%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $66.17 ↑ +686%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $66.17 ↑ +686%
Aetna Broad Network $74.85 ↑ +789%

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Mayo repu protein electrophoresis urine at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $8.75 $17.83 – $43.20
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $19.75 $9.94 – $54.67
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $8.64 $17.83 – $40.50
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $6.86 $17.83 – $40.50
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale $31.64 $17.83 – $37.80
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $8.15 $17.83 – $43.20
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $6.10 $17.83 – $40.50
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $8.32 $17.83 – $43.20

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