X-ray pelvis complete > 3 views 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

$142.60

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.

$463.00

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.

$57.98 with Aetna vs $551.65 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
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $57.98 ↓ -59%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $73.12 ↓ -49%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -45%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $79.00 ↓ -45%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -45%
Health Net Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -45%
Mercy Care Medicaid $79.00 ↓ -45%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $79.00 ↓ -45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $103.82 ↓ -27%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $110.74 ↓ -22%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -21%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $113.34 ↓ -21%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -21%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -21%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -21%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $113.34 ↓ -21%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $113.34 ↓ -21%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $113.34 ↓ -21%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -21%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -21%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -21%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -21%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $113.34 ↓ -21%
Health Net Medicare $113.34 ↓ -21%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $113.34 ↓ -21%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $113.34 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $116.28 ↓ -18%
Humana Medicare Advantage $116.74 ↓ -18%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $119.01 ↓ -17%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $119.01 ↓ -17%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $124.67 ↓ -13%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $124.67 ↓ -13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $138.43 ↓ -3%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $138.43 ↓ -3%
NaphCare Federal $153.01 ↑ +7%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $154.14 ↑ +8%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $158.68 ↑ +11%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $162.05 ↑ +14%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $167.74 ↑ +18%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $170.01 ↑ +19%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $187.01 ↑ +31%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $208.35 ↑ +46%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $208.35 ↑ +46%
Aetna Joint Venture $213.91 ↑ +50%
Aetna Designated Group $227.33 ↑ +59%
Aetna Medical Rental $244.00 ↑ +71%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $250.02 ↑ +75%
Aetna Broad Network $267.15 ↑ +87%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $284.75 ↑ +100%
Provider Network of America Commercial $347.25 ↑ +144%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $370.40 ↑ +160%
United Healthcare Commercial $551.65 ↑ +287%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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X-ray pelvis complete > 3 views at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $138.90 $57.98 – $370.40
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $255.60 $44.34 – $318.78
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $124.36 $47.34 – $330.75
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $127.01 $79.00 – $330.75
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale $258.37 $37.73 – $308.70
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $107.60 $79.00 – $352.80
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $94.82 $57.98 – $330.75
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $102.75 $47.34 – $352.80

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