Echo guide for amniocentesis 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

$165.50

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.

$497.00

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.

$44.13 with Aetna vs $397.60 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
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $44.13 ↓ -73%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $52.37 ↓ -68%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $55.87 ↓ -66%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $58.66 ↓ -65%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $69.83 ↓ -58%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $69.83 ↓ -58%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $69.83 ↓ -58%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $99.40 ↓ -40%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $119.28 ↓ -28%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $121.27 ↓ -27%
Health Net Medicaid $121.27 ↓ -27%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $121.27 ↓ -27%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $121.27 ↓ -27%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $121.27 ↓ -27%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $149.10 ↓ -10%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $173.95 ↑ +5%
Aetna Joint Venture $177.93 ↑ +8%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $198.80 ↑ +20%
Aetna Designated Group $199.79 ↑ +21%
Aetna Broad Network $222.16 ↑ +34%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $223.65 ↑ +35%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $223.65 ↑ +35%
Health Net Medicare $248.50 ↑ +50%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $248.50 ↑ +50%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $248.50 ↑ +50%
Aetna Medical Rental $261.92 ↑ +58%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $268.38 ↑ +62%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $268.38 ↑ +62%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $305.65 ↑ +85%
Provider Network of America Commercial $372.75 ↑ +125%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $397.60 ↑ +140%

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Echo guide for amniocentesis at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $294.96 $35.05 – $923.23
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $123.55 $23.88 – $265.50
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $113.28 $61.39 – $265.50
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $96.64 $35.95 – $265.50
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $122.13 $23.88 – $283.20
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $153.64 $61.39 – $265.50
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $148.68 $61.39 – $265.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $140.89 $61.39 – $265.50

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