Prgrmg dev eval pm/ldls pm 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

$42.59

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.

$364.00

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.

$26.93 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $291.20 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 $26.93 ↓ -37%
Health Net Medicaid $26.93 ↓ -37%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $26.93 ↓ -37%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $26.93 ↓ -37%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $26.93 ↓ -37%
Mercy Care Medicaid $26.93 ↓ -37%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $39.74 ↓ -7%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $39.74 ↓ -7%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $39.74 ↓ -7%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $39.74 ↓ -7%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $39.74 ↓ -7%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $39.74 ↓ -7%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $39.74 ↓ -7%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $39.74 ↓ -7%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $39.74 ↓ -7%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $39.74 ↓ -7%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $39.74 ↓ -7%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $39.74 ↓ -7%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $39.74 ↓ -7%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $39.74 ↓ -7%
Health Net Medicare $39.74 ↓ -7%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $39.74 ↓ -7%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $39.74 ↓ -7%
Humana Medicare Advantage $40.93 ↓ -4%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $41.73 ↓ -2%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $41.73 ↓ -2%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $43.71 ↑ +3%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $43.71 ↑ +3%
NaphCare Federal $53.65 ↑ +26%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $54.05 ↑ +27%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $55.64 ↑ +31%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $58.82 ↑ +38%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $59.61 ↑ +40%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $65.57 ↑ +54%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $76.25 ↑ +79%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $100.92 ↑ +137%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $108.26 ↑ +154%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $115.48 ↑ +171%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $121.25 ↑ +185%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $127.40 ↑ +199%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $144.35 ↑ +239%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $144.35 ↑ +239%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $163.80 ↑ +285%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $163.80 ↑ +285%
Aetna Joint Venture $185.14 ↑ +335%
Aetna Medical Rental $191.83 ↑ +350%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $196.56 ↑ +362%
Aetna Designated Group $196.71 ↑ +362%
United Healthcare Commercial $209.30 ↑ +391%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $223.86 ↑ +426%
Aetna Broad Network $231.43 ↑ +443%
Provider Network of America Commercial $273.00 ↑ +541%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $291.20 ↑ +584%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Prgrmg dev eval pm/ldls pm at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $95.73 $26.93 – $291.20
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $38.97 $26.93 – $99.75
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $13.17 $26.93 – $99.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $32.19 $26.93 – $106.40
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $21.41 $26.93 – $106.40
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $38.04 $26.93 – $99.75
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale $38.04 $26.93 – $99.75
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott $48.98 $39.74 – $73.98

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