Phleb veins 1 extrm >20 stab 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

$2,585.99

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.

$4,907.00

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.

$654.20 with Aetna vs $7,467.00 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
Aetna Medicare Advantage $654.20 ↓ -75%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $785.04 ↓ -70%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $981.30 ↓ -62%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $1,144.85 ↓ -56%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $1,308.40 ↓ -49%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,471.95 ↓ -43%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,471.95 ↓ -43%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,635.50 ↓ -37%
Health Net Medicare $1,635.50 ↓ -37%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,635.50 ↓ -37%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,723.82 ↓ -33%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,766.34 ↓ -32%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,766.34 ↓ -32%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $2,074.70 ↓ -20%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $2,074.70 ↓ -20%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $2,074.70 ↓ -20%
Mercy Care Medicaid $2,074.70 ↓ -20%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $2,074.70 ↓ -20%
Health Net Medicaid $2,074.70 ↓ -20%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $2,248.02 ↓ -13%
Provider Network of America Commercial $2,453.25 ↓ -5%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $2,616.80 ↑ +1%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $3,191.68 ↑ +23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $3,404.46 ↑ +32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $3,574.69 ↑ +38%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $3,921.00 ↑ +52%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $4,255.58 ↑ +65%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $4,255.58 ↑ +65%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $4,721.00 ↑ +83%
Aetna Joint Venture $5,974.00 ↑ +131%
United Healthcare Commercial $6,302.00 ↑ +144%
Aetna Designated Group $6,347.00 ↑ +145%
Aetna Broad Network $7,467.00 ↑ +189%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Phleb veins 1 extrm >20 stab at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,781.24 $654.20 – $6,302.00
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $3,095.27 $1,152.80 – $6,560.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $2,956.93 $1,152.80 – $6,560.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $3,060.68 $1,152.80 – $6,560.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $2,654.32 $1,152.80 – $6,560.00
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $2,446.82 $1,152.80 – $6,560.00
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale $2,662.97 $72.99 – $6,560.00
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott $5,141.32 $340.45 – $734.58

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