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Ankle X-ray at Banner University Medical Center Tucson

1625 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1265820179

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 2, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$129.30

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.

$431.00

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.

$58.65 with Mercy Care vs $409.57 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
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $58.65 ↓ -55%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $58.65 ↓ -55%
Health Net Medicaid $58.65 ↓ -55%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $58.65 ↓ -55%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $58.65 ↓ -55%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $86.20 ↓ -33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $96.92 ↓ -25%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $103.38 ↓ -20%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $103.44 ↓ -20%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $108.55 ↓ -16%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $129.23 ↓ -0%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $129.23 ↓ -0%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $129.23 ↓ -0%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $129.30 ↑ +0%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $140.07 ↑ +8%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $150.85 ↑ +17%
Aetna Joint Venture $154.30 ↑ +19%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $172.40 ↑ +33%
Aetna Designated Group $173.26 ↑ +34%
Aetna Broad Network $192.66 ↑ +49%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $193.95 ↑ +50%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $193.95 ↑ +50%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $215.50 ↑ +67%
Health Net Medicare $215.50 ↑ +67%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $215.50 ↑ +67%
Aetna Medical Rental $227.14 ↑ +76%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $232.74 ↑ +80%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $232.74 ↑ +80%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $265.06 ↑ +105%
Provider Network of America Commercial $323.25 ↑ +150%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $344.80 ↑ +167%
United Healthcare Commercial $409.57 ↑ +217%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Ankle X-ray at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $132.75 $58.65 – $409.57
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $105.19 $44.20 – $347.17
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale $218.53 $35.22 – $261.10
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $107.42 $58.65 – $347.17
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $80.19 $58.65 – $333.39
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $91.01 $58.65 – $347.17
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $86.91 $44.20 – $347.17
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $104.44 $58.65 – $347.17

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