Removal of shunt at Banner University Medical Center South
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1558759498
$3,049.22
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.
$5,786.00
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.
$1,963.82 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $6,483.00 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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| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $1,963.82 | ↓ -36% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $2,025.10 | ↓ -34% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $2,074.70 | ↓ -32% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $2,074.70 | ↓ -32% |
| Mercy Care | Medicaid | $2,074.70 | ↓ -32% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $2,074.70 | ↓ -32% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $2,074.70 | ↓ -32% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Family Plan | $2,074.70 | ↓ -32% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $2,479.00 | ↓ -19% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $2,603.70 | ↓ -15% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $2,603.70 | ↓ -15% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $2,788.18 | ↓ -9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $2,974.06 | ↓ -2% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $3,049.22 | ↑ +0% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $3,122.77 | ↑ +2% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $3,124.44 | ↑ +2% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $3,243.00 | ↑ +6% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicare Advantage | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Gila River Health Care Corporation | Managed Care Program | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| United Healthcare | Medicare Advantage | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Advantage | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Banner University Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Care Advantage | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | PPO Medicare Advantage Plan | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | HMO Medicare Advantage Plan | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Banner Health | Medicare Advantage | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | VA Community Care Network | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Wellpoint | Medicare Advantage HMO | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Care 1st | Medicare Advantage | $3,354.67 | ↑ +10% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $3,455.31 | ↑ +13% |
| Carelon | Medicare Advantage | $3,522.40 | ↑ +16% |
| Devoted Health Services | Medicare Advantage | $3,522.40 | ↑ +16% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare | $3,690.14 | ↑ +21% |
| Gold Kidney Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $3,690.14 | ↑ +21% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $3,717.58 | ↑ +22% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $3,717.58 | ↑ +22% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $4,339.50 | ↑ +42% |
| NaphCare | Federal | $4,528.80 | ↑ +49% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $4,562.35 | ↑ +50% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $4,628.80 | ↑ +52% |
| United Healthcare | Individual Exchange | $4,696.54 | ↑ +54% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $4,964.91 | ↑ +63% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $5,032.01 | ↑ +65% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $5,186.00 | ↑ +70% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $5,511.00 | ↑ +81% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $5,535.21 | ↑ +82% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $6,302.00 | ↑ +107% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $6,483.00 | ↑ +113% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | Tricare | not published by hospital | — |
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Removal of shunt at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $2,100.32 | $2,025.10 – $5,535.21 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $2,199.19 | $1,271.44 – $5,535.21 |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center | Gilbert | not published | $477.78 – $3,354.67 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | not published | $2,074.70 – $3,268.08 |
| Arizona General Hospital Laveen | Phoenix | not published | $477.78 – $3,455.32 |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center | Phoenix | not published | $477.78 – $3,455.31 |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) | Prescott | not published | $477.78 – $3,555.96 |
| Arizona General Hospital Mesa | Mesa | not published | $477.78 – $3,455.32 |