MRA pelvis at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$707.37
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.
$4,477.00
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.
$486.69 with Aetna vs $2,388.00 with Arizona Medical Network — 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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| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $486.69 | ↓ -31% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $597.00 | ↓ -16% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $716.40 | ↑ +1% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $773.12 | ↑ +9% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $773.12 | ↑ +9% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $773.12 | ↑ +9% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $773.12 | ↑ +9% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $773.12 | ↑ +9% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $773.12 | ↑ +9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $847.46 | ↑ +20% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $895.50 | ↑ +27% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $1,044.75 | ↑ +48% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $1,194.00 | ↑ +69% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $1,203.20 | ↑ +70% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $1,269.00 | ↑ +79% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $1,283.41 | ↑ +81% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $1,343.25 | ↑ +90% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $1,343.25 | ↑ +90% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $1,347.58 | ↑ +91% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $1,379.07 | ↑ +95% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $1,465.63 | ↑ +107% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $1,492.50 | ↑ +111% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $1,492.50 | ↑ +111% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $1,492.50 | ↑ +111% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $1,512.07 | ↑ +114% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $1,573.10 | ↑ +122% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $1,604.26 | ↑ +127% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $1,604.26 | ↑ +127% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $1,611.90 | ↑ +128% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $1,611.90 | ↑ +128% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $1,722.35 | ↑ +143% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $2,238.75 | ↑ +216% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $2,388.00 | ↑ +238% |
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MRA pelvis at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $734.23 | $486.69 – $2,388.00 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | Gilbert | $757.44 | $364.77 – $2,948.44 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $603.70 | $417.20 – $1,564.50 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $275.26 | $417.20 – $1,564.50 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $378.49 | $417.20 – $1,668.80 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | $832.58 | $417.20 – $1,668.80 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $653.75 | $417.20 – $1,564.50 |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center | San Tan Valley | $947.85 | $417.20 – $1,564.50 |