Prealbumin at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$8.42
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.
$54.00
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.
$14.59 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $61.25 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.
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 | Medicare Advantage | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Gila River Health Care Corporation | Managed Care Program | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Advantage | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Banner University Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Care Advantage | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | PPO Medicare Advantage Plan | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | HMO Medicare Advantage Plan | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Banner Health | Medicare Advantage | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | VA Community Care Network | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Wellpoint | Medicare Advantage HMO | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Care 1st | Medicare Advantage | $14.59 | ↑ +73% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $15.03 | ↑ +79% |
| Devoted Health Services | Medicare Advantage | $15.32 | ↑ +82% |
| Carelon | Medicare Advantage | $15.32 | ↑ +82% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $16.05 | ↑ +91% |
| Gold Kidney Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $16.05 | ↑ +91% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $18.90 | ↑ +124% |
| NaphCare | Federal | $19.70 | ↑ +134% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $19.84 | ↑ +136% |
| United Healthcare | Individual Exchange | $20.43 | ↑ +143% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $21.51 | ↑ +155% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $21.59 | ↑ +156% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $21.89 | ↑ +160% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $24.07 | ↑ +186% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $24.30 | ↑ +189% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $24.30 | ↑ +189% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $28.44 | ↑ +238% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $28.46 | ↑ +238% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $29.16 | ↑ +246% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $30.13 | ↑ +258% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $32.84 | ↑ +290% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $40.50 | ↑ +381% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $42.77 | ↑ +408% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $43.20 | ↑ +413% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $45.62 | ↑ +442% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $47.90 | ↑ +469% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $48.99 | ↑ +482% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $52.06 | ↑ +518% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $57.03 | ↑ +577% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $57.03 | ↑ +577% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $61.25 | ↑ +627% |
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Prealbumin at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $8.75 | $14.59 – $43.20 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | Gilbert | $78.48 | $14.59 – $245.63 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $8.64 | $14.59 – $40.50 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $6.86 | $14.59 – $40.50 |
| Banner Behavioral Health Hospital | Scottsdale | $31.64 | $14.59 – $37.80 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $8.15 | $14.59 – $43.20 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $6.10 | $14.59 – $40.50 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | $8.32 | $14.59 – $43.20 |