Warde cobalt heavy metal quantitative each nes 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

$44.93

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.

$288.00

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.

$21.96 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $92.19 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 $21.96 ↓ -51%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $21.96 ↓ -51%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -51%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -51%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -51%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $21.96 ↓ -51%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $21.96 ↓ -51%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -51%
Mercy Care Medicaid $21.96 ↓ -51%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $21.96 ↓ -51%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $21.96 ↓ -51%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $21.96 ↓ -51%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -51%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -51%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $21.96 ↓ -51%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -51%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -51%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $21.96 ↓ -51%
Health Net Medicare $21.96 ↓ -51%
Health Net Medicaid $21.96 ↓ -51%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $21.96 ↓ -51%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $21.96 ↓ -51%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $21.96 ↓ -51%
Humana Medicare Advantage $22.62 ↓ -50%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $23.06 ↓ -49%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $23.06 ↓ -49%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $24.16 ↓ -46%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $24.16 ↓ -46%
NaphCare Federal $29.65 ↓ -34%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $29.87 ↓ -34%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $30.74 ↓ -32%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $32.37 ↓ -28%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $32.50 ↓ -28%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $32.94 ↓ -27%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $36.23 ↓ -19%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $37.10 ↓ -17%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $42.81 ↓ -5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $45.36 ↑ +1%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $47.70 ↑ +6%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $47.70 ↑ +6%
United Healthcare Commercial $49.41 ↑ +10%
Aetna Medical Rental $55.86 ↑ +24%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $57.24 ↑ +27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $64.40 ↑ +43%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $68.69 ↑ +53%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $72.13 ↑ +61%
Aetna Joint Venture $73.74 ↑ +64%
Aetna Designated Group $78.35 ↑ +74%
Provider Network of America Commercial $79.50 ↑ +77%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $84.80 ↑ +89%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $85.86 ↑ +91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $85.86 ↑ +91%
Aetna Broad Network $92.19 ↑ +105%

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Warde cobalt heavy metal quantitative each nes at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $46.66 $21.96 – $84.80
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $123.00 $12.30 – $67.64
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $46.08 $21.96 – $50.25
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $36.58 $21.96 – $216.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $43.49 $21.96 – $230.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $32.54 $21.96 – $216.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $44.35 $21.96 – $230.40
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $43.20 $21.96 – $216.00

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