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New Patient Office Visit (level 5) at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$126.38
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.
$375.00
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.
$54.54 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $300.00 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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| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $54.54 | ↓ -57% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $54.54 | ↓ -57% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $54.54 | ↓ -57% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $54.54 | ↓ -57% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $54.54 | ↓ -57% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $54.54 | ↓ -57% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $75.00 | ↓ -41% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $90.00 | ↓ -29% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $112.50 | ↓ -11% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $131.25 | ↑ +4% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $150.00 | ↑ +19% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $168.75 | ↑ +34% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $168.75 | ↑ +34% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $187.50 | ↑ +48% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $187.50 | ↑ +48% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $187.50 | ↑ +48% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $197.62 | ↑ +56% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $202.50 | ↑ +60% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $202.50 | ↑ +60% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $215.62 | ↑ +71% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $230.62 | ↑ +82% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $281.25 | ↑ +123% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $300.00 | ↑ +137% |
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New Patient Office Visit (level 5) at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $2,524.04 | $54.54 – $300.00 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $2,709.16 | $54.54 – $442.50 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $552.83 | $26.00 – $97.50 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $142.28 | $54.54 – $472.00 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $1,929.52 | $26.00 – $97.50 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | $2,573.88 | $54.54 – $472.00 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $2,659.32 | $54.54 – $442.50 |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center | Phoenix | $2,773.24 | $54.54 – $442.50 |