Strep a ag ia 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

$8.52

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.

$51.00

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.

$16.81 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $70.57 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.

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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 Medicare Advantage $16.81 ↑ +97%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $16.81 ↑ +97%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $16.81 ↑ +97%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $16.81 ↑ +97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $16.81 ↑ +97%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $16.81 ↑ +97%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $16.81 ↑ +97%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $16.81 ↑ +97%
Mercy Care Medicaid $16.81 ↑ +97%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $16.81 ↑ +97%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $16.81 ↑ +97%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $16.81 ↑ +97%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $16.81 ↑ +97%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $16.81 ↑ +97%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $16.81 ↑ +97%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $16.81 ↑ +97%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $16.81 ↑ +97%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $16.81 ↑ +97%
Health Net Medicare $16.81 ↑ +97%
Health Net Medicaid $16.81 ↑ +97%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $16.81 ↑ +97%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $16.81 ↑ +97%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $16.81 ↑ +97%
Humana Medicare Advantage $17.31 ↑ +103%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $17.65 ↑ +107%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $17.65 ↑ +107%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $17.85 ↑ +110%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $18.49 ↑ +117%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $18.49 ↑ +117%
NaphCare Federal $22.69 ↑ +166%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $22.86 ↑ +168%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $22.95 ↑ +169%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $22.95 ↑ +169%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $23.53 ↑ +176%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $24.78 ↑ +191%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $24.88 ↑ +192%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $25.21 ↑ +196%
Aetna Medical Rental $26.88 ↑ +215%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $27.54 ↑ +223%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $27.74 ↑ +226%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $32.79 ↑ +285%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $34.70 ↑ +307%
United Healthcare Commercial $37.83 ↑ +344%
Provider Network of America Commercial $38.25 ↑ +349%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $40.80 ↑ +379%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $49.27 ↑ +478%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $52.55 ↑ +517%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $55.18 ↑ +548%
Aetna Joint Venture $56.45 ↑ +563%
Aetna Designated Group $59.98 ↑ +604%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $65.69 ↑ +671%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $65.69 ↑ +671%
Aetna Broad Network $70.57 ↑ +728%

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Strep a ag ia at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $11.93 $16.81 – $40.80
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $11.27 $16.81 – $38.25
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $11.37 $16.81 – $38.25
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $10.56 $16.81 – $38.25
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $12.44 $16.81 – $38.25
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $13.67 $16.81 – $38.25
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $13.82 $16.81 – $38.25
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $8.31 $16.81 – $38.25

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