Caloric vstblr test w/rec 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

$253.05

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.

$723.00

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.

$22.92 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona vs $578.40 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
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $22.92 ↓ -91%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $24.45 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $25.67 ↓ -90%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $30.56 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $30.56 ↓ -88%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $30.56 ↓ -88%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $101.17 ↓ -60%
Health Net Medicaid $101.17 ↓ -60%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $101.17 ↓ -60%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $101.17 ↓ -60%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $101.17 ↓ -60%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↓ -34%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $166.76 ↓ -34%
Humana Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↓ -34%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↓ -34%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↓ -34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↓ -34%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $166.76 ↓ -34%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $166.76 ↓ -34%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $166.76 ↓ -34%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $166.76 ↓ -34%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↓ -34%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↓ -34%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↓ -34%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↓ -34%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $166.76 ↓ -34%
Health Net Medicare $166.76 ↓ -34%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $166.76 ↓ -34%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $166.76 ↓ -34%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $175.10 ↓ -31%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $175.10 ↓ -31%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $183.44 ↓ -28%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $183.44 ↓ -28%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $225.13 ↓ -11%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $226.79 ↓ -10%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $233.46 ↓ -8%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $234.97 ↓ -7%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $246.80 ↓ -2%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $250.14 ↓ -1%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $253.05 ↑ +0%
Aetna Joint Venture $258.83 ↑ +2%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $275.15 ↑ +9%
Aetna Designated Group $290.65 ↑ +15%
Aetna Broad Network $323.18 ↑ +28%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $325.35 ↑ +29%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $325.35 ↑ +29%
Aetna Medical Rental $381.02 ↑ +51%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $390.42 ↑ +54%
United Healthcare Commercial $415.73 ↑ +64%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $444.64 ↑ +76%
Provider Network of America Commercial $542.25 ↑ +114%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $578.40 ↑ +129%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Caloric vstblr test w/rec at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $299.11 $10.45 – $906.40
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott $34.88 $23.60 – $49.82

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