Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$16,280.61
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.
$30,893.00
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.
$1,963.82 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $24,714.40 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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| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $1,963.82 | ↓ -88% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $2,788.18 | ↓ -83% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $2,974.06 | ↓ -82% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $3,122.77 | ↓ -81% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $3,243.00 | ↓ -80% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $3,717.58 | ↓ -77% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $3,717.58 | ↓ -77% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $4,466.00 | ↓ -73% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $4,735.00 | ↓ -71% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $6,178.60 | ↓ -62% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $7,414.32 | ↓ -54% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $7,921.00 | ↓ -51% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $8,001.29 | ↓ -51% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $8,001.29 | ↓ -51% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $8,001.29 | ↓ -51% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $8,001.29 | ↓ -51% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $8,001.29 | ↓ -51% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $8,001.29 | ↓ -51% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $8,416.00 | ↓ -48% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $9,267.90 | ↓ -43% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $9,901.00 | ↓ -39% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $10,812.55 | ↓ -34% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $12,357.20 | ↓ -24% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $13,901.85 | ↓ -15% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $13,901.85 | ↓ -15% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $15,446.50 | ↓ -5% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $15,446.50 | ↓ -5% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $15,446.50 | ↓ -5% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $16,280.61 | ↑ +0% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $16,682.22 | ↑ +2% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $16,682.22 | ↑ +2% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $23,169.75 | ↑ +42% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $24,714.40 | ↑ +52% |
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Perq clsr tcat l atr apndge at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $11,214.16 | $2,788.18 – $24,714.40 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $1,551.57 | $866.80 – $4,640.00 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $1,482.23 | $866.80 – $4,640.00 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $1,252.53 | $866.80 – $4,640.00 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $1,534.24 | $866.80 – $4,640.00 |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center | Phoenix | $1,677.26 | $866.80 – $4,640.00 |
| Banner Heart Hospital | Mesa | $1,226.52 | $771.45 – $4,640.00 |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center | Glendale | $1,334.87 | $72.99 – $4,640.00 |