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Ghs paravert facet/nerve lumb ea add bil 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

$552.85

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.

$1,523.00

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.

$176.09 with Banner University Health Plan 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
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $176.09 ↓ -68%
Health Net Medicaid $176.09 ↓ -68%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $176.09 ↓ -68%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $176.09 ↓ -68%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $176.09 ↓ -68%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $203.00 ↓ -63%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $243.60 ↓ -56%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $304.50 ↓ -45%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $355.25 ↓ -36%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $406.00 ↓ -27%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $456.75 ↓ -17%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $456.75 ↓ -17%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $507.50 ↓ -8%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $507.50 ↓ -8%
Health Net Medicare $507.50 ↓ -8%
Aetna Medical Rental $534.90 ↓ -3%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $548.10 ↓ -1%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $548.10 ↓ -1%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $563.53 ↑ +2%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $601.10 ↑ +9%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $624.23 ↑ +13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $631.15 ↑ +14%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $751.37 ↑ +36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $751.37 ↑ +36%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $751.37 ↑ +36%
Provider Network of America Commercial $761.25 ↑ +38%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $812.00 ↑ +47%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,038.00 ↑ +88%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,041.00 ↑ +269%
Aetna Joint Venture $3,719.00 ↑ +573%
Aetna Designated Group $4,184.00 ↑ +657%
Aetna Broad Network $4,649.00 ↑ +741%

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Ghs paravert facet/nerve lumb ea add bil at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $802.62 $176.09 – $2,041.00
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $795.48 $176.09 – $4,018.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $759.92 $176.09 – $4,018.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $615.49 $176.09 – $1,851.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $708.82 $176.09 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $786.59 $176.09 – $4,018.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $859.91 $176.09 – $4,018.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $682.15 $176.09 – $2,114.00

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