X-ray sternoclavicular joint(s) > 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

$163.86

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.

$532.00

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.

$56.99 with Aetna vs $425.60 with Arizona Medical Network — 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 $56.99 ↓ -65%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $58.65 ↓ -64%
Banner University Health Plan University Family Plan $58.65 ↓ -64%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $58.65 ↓ -64%
Health Net Medicaid $58.65 ↓ -64%
Mercy Care Medicaid $58.65 ↓ -64%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $58.65 ↓ -64%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $74.72 ↓ -54%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↓ -43%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $93.85 ↓ -43%
United Healthcare Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↓ -43%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↓ -43%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↓ -43%
Banner University Health Plan Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↓ -43%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $93.85 ↓ -43%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $93.85 ↓ -43%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plan $93.85 ↓ -43%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↓ -43%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↓ -43%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↓ -43%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↓ -43%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $93.85 ↓ -43%
Health Net Medicare $93.85 ↓ -43%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $93.85 ↓ -43%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↓ -43%
Humana Medicare Advantage $96.67 ↓ -41%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $98.54 ↓ -40%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $98.54 ↓ -40%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $103.23 ↓ -37%
Arizona Priority Care Alignment Health Plans Medicare Advantage/Eternal Health Plan Medicare/SCAN Health Plan Medicare $103.23 ↓ -37%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $106.08 ↓ -35%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $113.15 ↓ -31%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $118.81 ↓ -27%
NaphCare Federal $126.70 ↓ -23%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $127.64 ↓ -22%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $131.39 ↓ -20%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $138.90 ↓ -15%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $140.78 ↓ -14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $141.44 ↓ -14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $141.44 ↓ -14%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $154.85 ↓ -5%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $186.20 ↑ +14%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $239.40 ↑ +46%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $239.40 ↑ +46%
Aetna Joint Venture $245.78 ↑ +50%
Aetna Designated Group $261.21 ↑ +59%
Aetna Medical Rental $280.36 ↑ +71%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $287.28 ↑ +75%
Aetna Broad Network $306.96 ↑ +87%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $327.18 ↑ +100%
Provider Network of America Commercial $399.00 ↑ +144%
United Healthcare Commercial $409.57 ↑ +150%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $425.60 ↑ +160%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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X-ray sternoclavicular joint(s) > 3 views at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $159.60 $56.99 – $425.60
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $260.03 $43.27 – $325.71
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $119.29 $48.37 – $317.25
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $121.82 $58.65 – $317.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $103.21 $58.65 – $338.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $90.94 $56.99 – $317.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $98.56 $48.37 – $338.40
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $118.44 $58.65 – $317.25

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