Brach/thor cath addl 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

$128.86

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.

$355.00

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.

$71.00 with Aetna vs $5,476.00 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 $71.00 ↓ -45%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $85.20 ↓ -34%
Health Net Medicaid $86.62 ↓ -33%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $86.62 ↓ -33%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $86.62 ↓ -33%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $86.62 ↓ -33%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $86.62 ↓ -33%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $106.50 ↓ -17%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $124.25 ↓ -4%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $142.00 ↑ +10%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $159.75 ↑ +24%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $159.75 ↑ +24%
Health Net Medicare $177.50 ↑ +38%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $177.50 ↑ +38%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $177.50 ↑ +38%
Aetna Medical Rental $187.09 ↑ +45%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $191.70 ↑ +49%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $191.70 ↑ +49%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $201.75 ↑ +57%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $215.20 ↑ +67%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $218.32 ↑ +69%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $225.96 ↑ +75%
Provider Network of America Commercial $266.25 ↑ +107%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $269.00 ↑ +109%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $269.00 ↑ +109%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $269.00 ↑ +109%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $284.00 ↑ +120%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,041.00 ↑ +1484%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $2,479.00 ↑ +1824%
Aetna Joint Venture $4,381.00 ↑ +3300%
Aetna Designated Group $4,928.00 ↑ +3724%
Aetna Broad Network $5,476.00 ↑ +4150%

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Brach/thor cath addl at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $187.08 $71.00 – $2,041.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $1,005.16 $53.64 – $2,541.00
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $210.86 $92.00 – $4,018.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $201.44 $117.80 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $170.22 $117.80 – $4,018.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $163.15 $117.80 – $1,851.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $187.89 $92.00 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $208.51 $117.80 – $4,018.00

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