Pressure max expiratory/inspiratory 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

$89.38

Cash price

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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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$336.00

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.

$56.84 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $275.15 with Oscar Health Plan — 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $56.84 ↓ -36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $80.70 ↓ -10%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $86.08 ↓ -4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $90.38 ↑ +1%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $101.17 ↑ +13%
Mercy Care Medicaid $101.17 ↑ +13%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $101.17 ↑ +13%
Health Net Medicaid $101.17 ↑ +13%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $101.17 ↑ +13%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $101.17 ↑ +13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $107.60 ↑ +20%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $107.60 ↑ +20%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $109.20 ↑ +22%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $117.60 ↑ +32%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $151.20 ↑ +69%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $151.20 ↑ +69%
Aetna Joint Venture $155.23 ↑ +74%
Aetna Designated Group $164.98 ↑ +85%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↑ +87%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $166.76 ↑ +87%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↑ +87%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↑ +87%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↑ +87%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↑ +87%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $166.76 ↑ +87%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $166.76 ↑ +87%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $166.76 ↑ +87%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↑ +87%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↑ +87%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↑ +87%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↑ +87%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $166.76 ↑ +87%
Health Net Medicare $166.76 ↑ +87%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $166.76 ↑ +87%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↑ +87%
Humana Medicare Advantage $171.76 ↑ +92%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $175.10 ↑ +96%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $175.10 ↑ +96%
Aetna Medical Rental $177.07 ↑ +98%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $181.44 ↑ +103%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $183.44 ↑ +105%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $183.44 ↑ +105%
United Healthcare Commercial $193.20 ↑ +116%
Aetna Broad Network $193.87 ↑ +117%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $206.64 ↑ +131%
NaphCare Federal $225.13 ↑ +152%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $226.79 ↑ +154%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $233.46 ↑ +161%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $246.80 ↑ +176%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $250.14 ↑ +180%
Provider Network of America Commercial $252.00 ↑ +182%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $268.80 ↑ +201%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $275.15 ↑ +208%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Pressure max expiratory/inspiratory at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $64.51 $80.70 – $275.15
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $160.08 $77.62 – $275.15
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $42.74 $77.62 – $275.15
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $62.37 $77.62 – $275.15
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $31.19 $77.62 – $275.15
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $250.60 $94.86 – $518.24
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott $246.35 $103.70 – $282.20

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