Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri 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

$193.84

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.

$534.00

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.

$71.20 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 $71.20 ↓ -63%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $85.44 ↓ -56%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $86.86 ↓ -55%
Health Net Medicaid $86.86 ↓ -55%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $86.86 ↓ -55%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $86.86 ↓ -55%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $86.86 ↓ -55%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $106.80 ↓ -45%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $124.60 ↓ -36%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $142.40 ↓ -27%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $160.20 ↓ -17%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $160.20 ↓ -17%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $178.00 ↓ -8%
Health Net Medicare $178.00 ↓ -8%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $178.00 ↓ -8%
Aetna Medical Rental $187.61 ↓ -3%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $192.24 ↓ -1%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $192.24 ↓ -1%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $218.94 ↑ +13%
Provider Network of America Commercial $267.00 ↑ +38%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $284.80 ↑ +47%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $378.52 ↑ +95%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $403.76 ↑ +108%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $423.95 ↑ +119%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $504.70 ↑ +160%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $504.70 ↑ +160%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $504.70 ↑ +160%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,038.00 ↑ +435%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,041.00 ↑ +953%
Aetna Joint Venture $3,719.00 ↑ +1819%
Aetna Designated Group $4,184.00 ↑ +2058%
Aetna Broad Network $4,649.00 ↑ +2298%

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Inj cntr knee arthro incl ct/mri at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $281.42 $71.20 – $2,041.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $286.59 $41.84 – $897.05
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $166.47 $62.00 – $4,018.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $159.03 $62.00 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $134.38 $62.00 – $4,018.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $128.80 $62.00 – $1,851.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $148.34 $62.00 – $4,018.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $164.61 $62.00 – $4,018.00

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