Esophageal recording 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

$2,145.29

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.

$8,157.00

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.

$806.77 with Health Choice Arizona, Inc. vs $37,839.00 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
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $806.77 ↓ -62%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $806.77 ↓ -62%
Health Net Medicaid $806.77 ↓ -62%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $806.77 ↓ -62%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $806.77 ↓ -62%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Health Net Medicare $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $1,293.89 ↓ -40%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $1,358.58 ↓ -37%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $1,358.58 ↓ -37%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $1,423.28 ↓ -34%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,423.28 ↓ -34%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $1,746.75 ↓ -19%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,759.69 ↓ -18%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $1,811.45 ↓ -16%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,914.96 ↓ -11%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,940.84 ↓ -10%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $2,134.92 ↓ -0%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $2,854.95 ↑ +33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $3,115.71 ↑ +45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $3,323.42 ↑ +55%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $3,489.59 ↑ +63%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $3,670.65 ↑ +71%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $3,670.65 ↑ +71%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $4,154.27 ↑ +94%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $4,154.27 ↑ +94%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $4,154.27 ↑ +94%
Aetna Medical Rental $4,298.74 ↑ +100%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $4,404.78 ↑ +105%
United Healthcare Commercial $4,690.27 ↑ +119%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $5,016.56 ↑ +134%
Provider Network of America Commercial $6,117.75 ↑ +185%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $6,525.60 ↑ +204%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $15,142.00 ↑ +606%
Aetna Joint Venture $30,271.00 ↑ +1311%
Aetna Designated Group $34,055.00 ↑ +1487%
Aetna Broad Network $37,839.00 ↑ +1664%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Esophageal recording at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $954.37 $806.77 – $6,525.60
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $938.63 $806.77 – $2,186.25

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