CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) 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

$237.64

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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.

$1,828.00

Gross charge

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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.

$241.82 with Mercy Care vs $1,863.61 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

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 $241.82 ↑ +2%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $241.82 ↑ +2%
Health Net Medicaid $241.82 ↑ +2%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $241.82 ↑ +2%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $241.82 ↑ +2%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $341.00 ↑ +43%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $365.60 ↑ +54%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $438.72 ↑ +85%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $548.40 ↑ +131%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $639.80 ↑ +169%
Aetna Joint Venture $654.42 ↑ +175%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $690.43 ↑ +191%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $731.20 ↑ +208%
Aetna Designated Group $734.86 ↑ +209%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $736.46 ↑ +210%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $773.28 ↑ +225%
Aetna Broad Network $817.12 ↑ +244%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $822.60 ↑ +246%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $822.60 ↑ +246%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $908.00 ↑ +282%
Health Net Medicare $914.00 ↑ +285%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $914.00 ↑ +285%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $914.00 ↑ +285%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $920.57 ↑ +287%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $920.57 ↑ +287%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $920.57 ↑ +287%
Aetna Medical Rental $963.36 ↑ +305%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $987.12 ↑ +315%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $987.12 ↑ +315%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,371.00 ↑ +477%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,462.40 ↑ +515%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,863.61 ↑ +684%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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CT upper extremity w/contrast (both sides) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $232.16 $241.82 – $1,863.61
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $357.40 $241.82 – $1,614.75
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $338.02 $241.82 – $1,614.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $342.33 $241.82 – $1,722.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $355.24 $241.82 – $1,614.75
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $376.78 $241.82 – $1,722.40
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $419.84 $241.82 – $1,614.75
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $389.69 $241.82 – $1,614.75

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