Blood split unit 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

$112.72

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.

$404.00

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.

$17.55 with Aetna vs $359.00 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 $17.55 ↓ -84%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $18.90 ↓ -83%
Aetna Joint Venture $19.33 ↓ -83%
Aetna Designated Group $21.71 ↓ -81%
Aetna Broad Network $24.14 ↓ -79%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $24.30 ↓ -78%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $24.30 ↓ -78%
Aetna Medical Rental $28.46 ↓ -75%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $29.16 ↓ -74%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $33.21 ↓ -71%
Provider Network of America Commercial $40.50 ↓ -64%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $43.20 ↓ -62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $68.59 ↓ -39%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $73.17 ↓ -35%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $76.83 ↓ -32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $91.46 ↓ -19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $91.46 ↓ -19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $91.46 ↓ -19%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $107.00 ↓ -5%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $107.00 ↓ -5%
Health Net Medicaid $107.00 ↓ -5%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $107.00 ↓ -5%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $107.00 ↓ -5%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $151.13 ↑ +34%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $151.13 ↑ +34%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $151.13 ↑ +34%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $151.13 ↑ +34%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $151.13 ↑ +34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $151.13 ↑ +34%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $151.13 ↑ +34%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $151.13 ↑ +34%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $151.13 ↑ +34%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $151.13 ↑ +34%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $151.13 ↑ +34%
Health Net Medicare $151.13 ↑ +34%
Humana Medicare Advantage $151.13 ↑ +34%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $151.13 ↑ +34%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $151.13 ↑ +34%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $151.13 ↑ +34%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $151.13 ↑ +34%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $151.13 ↑ +34%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $158.69 ↑ +41%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $158.69 ↑ +41%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $166.24 ↑ +47%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $166.24 ↑ +47%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $204.03 ↑ +81%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $205.54 ↑ +82%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $211.58 ↑ +88%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $223.67 ↑ +98%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $226.69 ↑ +101%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $249.36 ↑ +121%
United Healthcare Commercial $359.00 ↑ +218%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital —

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Blood split unit at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $68.28 $17.55 – $249.36
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $103.42 $18.14 – $249.36
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $112.31 $18.14 – $249.36
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $45.65 $18.14 – $249.36
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $130.49 $18.90 – $226.69
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $120.39 $18.14 – $249.36
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $60.60 $18.14 – $249.36
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $109.48 $18.14 – $226.69

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