Warde lipoprotein-associated phospholipase a2 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

$21.68

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.

$139.00

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.

$46.31 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $194.41 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 $46.31 ↑ +114%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $46.31 ↑ +114%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $46.31 ↑ +114%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $46.31 ↑ +114%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $46.31 ↑ +114%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $46.31 ↑ +114%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $46.31 ↑ +114%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $46.31 ↑ +114%
Mercy Care Medicaid $46.31 ↑ +114%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $46.31 ↑ +114%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $46.31 ↑ +114%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $46.31 ↑ +114%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $46.31 ↑ +114%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $46.31 ↑ +114%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $46.31 ↑ +114%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $46.31 ↑ +114%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $46.31 ↑ +114%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $46.31 ↑ +114%
Health Net Medicare $46.31 ↑ +114%
Health Net Medicaid $46.31 ↑ +114%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $46.31 ↑ +114%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $46.31 ↑ +114%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $46.31 ↑ +114%
Humana Medicare Advantage $47.70 ↑ +120%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $48.63 ↑ +124%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $48.63 ↑ +124%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $48.65 ↑ +124%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $50.94 ↑ +135%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $50.94 ↑ +135%
NaphCare Federal $62.52 ↑ +188%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $62.55 ↑ +189%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $62.55 ↑ +189%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $62.98 ↑ +190%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $64.83 ↑ +199%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $68.26 ↑ +215%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $68.54 ↑ +216%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $69.47 ↑ +220%
Aetna Medical Rental $73.25 ↑ +238%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $75.06 ↑ +246%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $76.41 ↑ +252%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $90.30 ↑ +317%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $95.63 ↑ +341%
United Healthcare Commercial $104.20 ↑ +381%
Provider Network of America Commercial $104.25 ↑ +381%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $111.20 ↑ +413%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $135.78 ↑ +526%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $144.83 ↑ +568%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $152.07 ↑ +601%
Aetna Joint Venture $155.51 ↑ +617%
Aetna Designated Group $165.23 ↑ +662%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $181.04 ↑ +735%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $181.04 ↑ +735%
Aetna Broad Network $194.41 ↑ +797%

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Warde lipoprotein-associated phospholipase a2 at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $22.52 $46.31 – $111.20
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $45.57 $25.94 – $142.64
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $22.24 $46.31 – $104.25
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $17.65 $46.31 – $104.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $20.99 $46.31 – $111.20
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $15.71 $46.31 – $104.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $21.41 $46.31 – $111.20
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $20.85 $46.31 – $104.25

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