Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr/lmb-scr w/img addl 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

$1,204.72

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.

$2,286.00

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.

$329.41 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $13,586.00 with Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. — 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 $329.41 ↓ -73%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $457.20 ↓ -62%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $548.64 ↓ -54%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $685.80 ↓ -43%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $733.24 ↓ -39%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $800.10 ↓ -34%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $914.40 ↓ -24%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,028.70 ↓ -15%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,028.70 ↓ -15%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,038.00 ↓ -14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $1,041.03 ↓ -14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $1,110.43 ↓ -8%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,143.00 ↓ -5%
Health Net Medicare $1,143.00 ↓ -5%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,143.00 ↓ -5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $1,165.95 ↓ -3%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,204.72 ↑ +0%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,234.44 ↑ +2%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,234.44 ↑ +2%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,388.04 ↑ +15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,388.04 ↑ +15%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,714.50 ↑ +42%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,828.80 ↑ +52%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,041.00 ↑ +69%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,405.00 ↑ +266%
Aetna Designated Group $4,680.00 ↑ +288%
Aetna Broad Network $5,506.00 ↑ +357%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $13,586.00 ↑ +1028%

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Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr/lmb-scr w/img addl at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $829.82 $329.41 – $13,586.00
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $1,163.86 $468.47 – $15,138.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $1,111.84 $468.47 – $15,138.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $939.54 $468.47 – $15,138.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $900.53 $468.47 – $8,297.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $1,037.07 $468.47 – $15,138.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,150.85 $468.47 – $15,138.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,258.14 $468.47 – $15,138.00

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