Culture screening strep group a 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

$30.65

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$131.00

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.

$6.63 with Health Choice Arizona, Inc. vs $25.93 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona — 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
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $6.63 ↓ -78%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $6.63 ↓ -78%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $6.63 ↓ -78%
Humana Medicare Advantage $6.63 ↓ -78%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $6.63 ↓ -78%
Health Net Medicare $6.63 ↓ -78%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $6.63 ↓ -78%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $6.63 ↓ -78%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $6.63 ↓ -78%
Health Net Medicaid $6.63 ↓ -78%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $6.63 ↓ -78%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $6.63 ↓ -78%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $6.63 ↓ -78%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $6.63 ↓ -78%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $6.63 ↓ -78%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $6.63 ↓ -78%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $6.63 ↓ -78%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $6.63 ↓ -78%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $6.63 ↓ -78%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $6.63 ↓ -78%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $6.63 ↓ -78%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $6.63 ↓ -78%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $6.63 ↓ -78%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $6.96 ↓ -77%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $6.96 ↓ -77%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $7.00 ↓ -77%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $7.29 ↓ -76%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $7.29 ↓ -76%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $8.95 ↓ -71%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $9.00 ↓ -71%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $9.00 ↓ -71%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $9.02 ↓ -71%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $9.28 ↓ -70%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $9.77 ↓ -68%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $9.81 ↓ -68%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $9.95 ↓ -68%
Aetna Medical Rental $10.54 ↓ -66%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $10.80 ↓ -65%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $10.94 ↓ -64%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $12.93 ↓ -58%
United Healthcare Commercial $14.93 ↓ -51%
Provider Network of America Commercial $15.00 ↓ -51%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $16.00 ↓ -48%
Aetna Joint Venture $18.19 ↓ -41%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $19.45 ↓ -37%
Aetna Designated Group $20.47 ↓ -33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $20.75 ↓ -32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $21.78 ↓ -29%
Aetna Broad Network $22.74 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $25.93 ↓ -15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $25.93 ↓ -15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $25.93 ↓ -15%

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Culture screening strep group a at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $21.88 $6.63 – $16.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $82.17 $3.72 – $20.43
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $28.95 $6.63 – $15.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $29.21 $6.63 – $15.00
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale $11.72 $6.63 – $14.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $23.84 $6.63 – $16.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $27.12 $6.63 – $15.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $26.33 $6.63 – $16.00

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