Upgrade pm system 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

$14,008.19

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.

$26,581.00

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.

$3,243.00 with Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. vs $32,991.00 with United Healthcare — 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
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $3,243.00 ↓ -77%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $4,382.36 ↓ -69%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $6,221.97 ↓ -56%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $6,636.77 ↓ -53%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $6,968.61 ↓ -50%
Health Net Medicaid $7,540.11 ↓ -46%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $7,540.11 ↓ -46%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $7,540.11 ↓ -46%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $7,540.11 ↓ -46%
Mercy Care Medicaid $7,540.11 ↓ -46%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $7,540.11 ↓ -46%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $8,295.96 ↓ -41%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $8,295.96 ↓ -41%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $9,303.35 ↓ -34%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $9,469.00 ↓ -32%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Health Net Medicare $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $11,154.16 ↓ -20%
Humana Medicare Advantage $11,488.78 ↓ -18%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $11,711.87 ↓ -16%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $11,711.87 ↓ -16%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $11,961.45 ↓ -15%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $11,961.45 ↓ -15%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $12,269.58 ↓ -12%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $12,269.58 ↓ -12%
Aetna Medical Rental $14,008.19 ↑ +0%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $14,353.74 ↑ +2%
NaphCare Federal $15,058.12 ↑ +7%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $15,169.66 ↑ +8%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $15,615.82 ↑ +11%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $16,508.16 ↑ +18%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $16,731.24 ↑ +19%
Aetna Joint Venture $17,328.00 ↑ +24%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $18,404.36 ↑ +31%
Aetna Designated Group $18,411.00 ↑ +31%
Provider Network of America Commercial $19,935.75 ↑ +42%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $21,264.80 ↑ +52%
Aetna Broad Network $21,660.00 ↑ +55%
United Healthcare Commercial $32,991.00 ↑ +136%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Upgrade pm system at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $9,648.90 $3,243.00 – $21,264.80
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $4,574.88 $2,837.28 – $18,404.36
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $4,370.42 $4,018.00 – $18,404.36
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $3,693.13 $4,018.00 – $18,404.36
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $3,539.78 $2,884.00 – $16,731.24
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $4,076.50 $2,837.28 – $18,404.36
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $4,523.77 $4,018.00 – $18,404.36
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $4,945.47 $4,018.00 – $18,404.36

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