Arthrocentesis aspir+/injection small jt/bursa with Ultrasound 20604 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

$364.82

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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.

$1,005.00

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.

$134.00 with Aetna vs $4,649.00 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
Aetna Medicare Advantage $134.00 ↓ -63%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $160.80 ↓ -56%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $189.35 ↓ -48%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $189.35 ↓ -48%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $189.35 ↓ -48%
Health Net Medicaid $189.35 ↓ -48%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $189.35 ↓ -48%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $201.00 ↓ -45%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $234.50 ↓ -36%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $268.00 ↓ -27%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $301.50 ↓ -17%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $301.50 ↓ -17%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $314.62 ↓ -14%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↓ -14%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↓ -14%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $314.62 ↓ -14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↓ -14%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↓ -14%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $314.62 ↓ -14%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $314.62 ↓ -14%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $314.62 ↓ -14%
Health Net Medicare $314.62 ↓ -14%
Humana Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↓ -14%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↓ -14%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $314.62 ↓ -14%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $314.62 ↓ -14%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↓ -14%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $314.62 ↓ -14%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $330.35 ↓ -9%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $330.35 ↓ -9%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $335.00 ↓ -8%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $335.00 ↓ -8%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $346.08 ↓ -5%
Aetna Medical Rental $353.09 ↓ -3%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $361.80 ↓ -1%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $361.80 ↓ -1%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $400.00 ↑ +10%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $424.74 ↑ +16%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $440.47 ↑ +21%
Provider Network of America Commercial $502.50 ↑ +38%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $536.00 ↑ +47%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,038.00 ↑ +185%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,041.00 ↑ +459%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $2,082.06 ↑ +471%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $2,220.86 ↑ +509%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,331.91 ↑ +539%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $2,776.08 ↑ +661%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $2,776.08 ↑ +661%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $2,776.08 ↑ +661%
Aetna Joint Venture $3,719.00 ↑ +919%
Aetna Designated Group $4,184.00 ↑ +1047%
Aetna Broad Network $4,649.00 ↑ +1174%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Arthrocentesis aspir+/injection small jt/bursa with Ultrasound 20604 at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $529.64 $134.00 – $2,041.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $456.09 $47.92 – $1,427.58
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $417.79 $155.60 – $2,114.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $399.11 $155.60 – $2,440.42
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $372.27 $155.60 – $2,114.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $413.12 $155.60 – $2,440.42
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $450.46 $155.60 – $2,440.42
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $451.63 $155.60 – $2,440.42

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