Red blood cells frozen/deglycerolized/washed leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit 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

$118.30

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$700.00

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$188.93 with Banner University Health Plan vs $853.58 with Oscar Health Plan — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $188.93 ↑ +60%
Mercy Care Medicaid $188.93 ↑ +60%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $188.93 ↑ +60%
Health Net Medicaid $188.93 ↑ +60%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $188.93 ↑ +60%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $188.93 ↑ +60%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $227.50 ↑ +92%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $245.00 ↑ +107%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $315.00 ↑ +166%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $315.00 ↑ +166%
Aetna Joint Venture $323.40 ↑ +173%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $341.04 ↑ +188%
Aetna Designated Group $343.70 ↑ +191%
United Healthcare Commercial $359.00 ↑ +203%
Aetna Medical Rental $368.90 ↑ +212%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $378.00 ↑ +220%
Aetna Broad Network $403.90 ↑ +241%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $430.50 ↑ +264%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $484.20 ↑ +309%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $516.48 ↑ +337%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $517.32 ↑ +337%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $517.32 ↑ +337%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $517.32 ↑ +337%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $517.32 ↑ +337%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $517.32 ↑ +337%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $517.32 ↑ +337%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $517.32 ↑ +337%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $517.32 ↑ +337%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $517.32 ↑ +337%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $517.32 ↑ +337%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $517.32 ↑ +337%
Health Net Medicare $517.32 ↑ +337%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $517.32 ↑ +337%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $517.32 ↑ +337%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $517.32 ↑ +337%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $517.32 ↑ +337%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $517.32 ↑ +337%
Provider Network of America Commercial $525.00 ↑ +344%
Humana Medicare Advantage $532.84 ↑ +350%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $542.30 ↑ +358%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $543.19 ↑ +359%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $543.19 ↑ +359%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $560.00 ↑ +373%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $569.05 ↑ +381%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $569.05 ↑ +381%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $645.60 ↑ +446%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $645.60 ↑ +446%
NaphCare Federal $698.38 ↑ +490%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $703.56 ↑ +495%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $724.25 ↑ +512%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $765.63 ↑ +547%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $775.98 ↑ +556%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $853.58 ↑ +622%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital —

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Red blood cells frozen/deglycerolized/washed leukocytes reduced irradiated each unit at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $195.30 $188.93 – $853.58
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $179.20 $188.93 – $853.58
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $194.60 $188.93 – $853.58
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $79.10 $188.93 – $853.58
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $226.10 $188.93 – $775.98
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $208.60 $188.93 – $853.58
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $105.00 $188.93 – $853.58
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $189.70 $188.93 – $775.98

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