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Drainage of kidney lesion 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

$520.54

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.

$1,434.00

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.

$191.20 with Aetna vs $4,649.00 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 $191.20 ↓ -63%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $229.44 ↓ -56%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $286.80 ↓ -45%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $334.60 ↓ -36%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $382.40 ↓ -27%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $430.20 ↓ -17%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $430.20 ↓ -17%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $450.93 ↓ -13%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $450.93 ↓ -13%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $450.93 ↓ -13%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $450.93 ↓ -13%
Health Net Medicaid $450.93 ↓ -13%
Health Net Medicare $478.00 ↓ -8%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $478.00 ↓ -8%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $478.00 ↓ -8%
Aetna Medical Rental $503.81 ↓ -3%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $516.24 ↓ -1%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $516.24 ↓ -1%
Provider Network of America Commercial $717.00 ↑ +38%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $764.80 ↑ +47%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,038.00 ↑ +99%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $1,765.00 ↑ +239%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $2,082.06 ↑ +300%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $2,220.86 ↑ +327%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $2,331.91 ↑ +348%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $2,776.08 ↑ +433%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $2,776.08 ↑ +433%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $2,776.08 ↑ +433%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,036.00 ↑ +483%
Aetna Joint Venture $3,719.00 ↑ +614%
Aetna Designated Group $4,184.00 ↑ +704%
Aetna Broad Network $4,649.00 ↑ +793%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Drainage of kidney lesion at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $755.72 $191.20 – $3,036.00
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $547.38 $203.80 – $4,018.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $522.92 $203.80 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $441.88 $203.80 – $4,018.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $423.53 $203.80 – $2,746.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $487.75 $203.80 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $541.27 $203.80 – $4,018.00
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $590.19 $203.80 – $4,018.00

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