Phlebotomy therapeutic 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

$272.22

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.

$724.00

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.

$81.16 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $579.20 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.

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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 Medicaid $81.16 ↓ -70%
Health Net Medicaid $81.16 ↓ -70%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $81.16 ↓ -70%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $81.16 ↓ -70%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $81.16 ↓ -70%
Mercy Care Medicaid $81.16 ↓ -70%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $137.38 ↓ -50%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $137.38 ↓ -50%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $137.38 ↓ -50%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $137.38 ↓ -50%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $137.38 ↓ -50%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $137.38 ↓ -50%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $137.38 ↓ -50%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $137.38 ↓ -50%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $137.38 ↓ -50%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $137.38 ↓ -50%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $137.38 ↓ -50%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $137.38 ↓ -50%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $137.38 ↓ -50%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $137.38 ↓ -50%
Health Net Medicare $137.38 ↓ -50%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $137.38 ↓ -50%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $137.38 ↓ -50%
Humana Medicare Advantage $141.50 ↓ -48%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $144.25 ↓ -47%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $144.25 ↓ -47%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $151.12 ↓ -44%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $151.12 ↓ -44%
NaphCare Federal $185.46 ↓ -32%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $186.84 ↓ -31%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $192.33 ↓ -29%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $203.32 ↓ -25%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $206.07 ↓ -24%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $226.68 ↓ -17%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $235.30 ↓ -14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $248.87 ↓ -9%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $253.40 ↓ -7%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $325.80 ↑ +20%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $325.80 ↑ +20%
Aetna Joint Venture $334.49 ↑ +23%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $353.34 ↑ +30%
Aetna Designated Group $355.48 ↑ +31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $376.90 ↑ +38%
Aetna Medical Rental $381.55 ↑ +40%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $390.96 ↑ +44%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $395.75 ↑ +45%
Aetna Broad Network $417.75 ↑ +53%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $445.26 ↑ +64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $471.13 ↑ +73%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $471.13 ↑ +73%
United Healthcare Commercial $496.00 ↑ +82%
Provider Network of America Commercial $543.00 ↑ +99%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $579.20 ↑ +113%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Phlebotomy therapeutic at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $202.00 $81.16 – $579.20
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $159.41 $90.72 – $498.96
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $231.66 $81.16 – $585.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $195.78 $81.16 – $585.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $180.18 $81.16 – $585.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $219.18 $81.16 – $585.00
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $234.00 $81.16 – $585.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $195.00 $81.16 – $585.00

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