Injection into brain canal at Banner University Medical Center Tucson
1625 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ · Banner Health · · NPI 1265820179
$757.22
Cash price 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.
$2,086.00
Gross charge 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.
$189.35 with Health Choice Arizona, Inc. 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicaid | $189.35 | ↓ -75% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicaid | $189.35 | ↓ -75% |
| Health Net | Medicaid | $189.35 | ↓ -75% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Medicaid | $189.35 | ↓ -75% |
| Banner University Health Plan | AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS | $189.35 | ↓ -75% |
| Arizona Physicians IPA | Medicare Advantage | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Gila River Health Care Corporation | Managed Care Program | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Humana | Medicare Advantage | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| United Healthcare | UHC Medicare Advantage | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| UPMC Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Advantage | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Banner University Health Plan | University Care Advantage | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Mercy Care | Mercy Care Advantage | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | PPO Medicare Advantage Plan | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | HMO Medicare Advantage Plans | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Aetna | Medicare Advantage | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Banner Health | Medicare Advantage | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | Medicare Advantage | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | VA Community Care Network | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Health Net | Medicare | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Wellpoint | Medicare Advantage HMO | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Care 1st | Medicare Advantage | $314.62 | ↓ -58% |
| Carelon | Medicare Advantage | $330.35 | ↓ -56% |
| Devoted Health Services | Medicare Advantage | $330.35 | ↓ -56% |
| Arizona Priority Care | Medicare Advantage | $346.08 | ↓ -54% |
| Gold Kidney Health Plan | Medicare Advantage | $346.08 | ↓ -54% |
| NaphCare | Federal Prison System | $424.74 | ↓ -44% |
| Aetna | Qualified Health Plan | $427.88 | ↓ -43% |
| United Healthcare | Individual Exchange | $440.47 | ↓ -42% |
| Health Net | Commerical Exchange Product | $465.64 | ↓ -39% |
| Health Choice Arizona, Inc. | ACA Health Plan | $471.93 | ↓ -38% |
| Oscar Health Plan | Commercial | $519.12 | ↓ -31% |
| University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) | Commerical | $730.10 | ↓ -4% |
| Plotkin Health | Plotkin Health | $938.70 | ↑ +24% |
| National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) | NHSI VUMI | $938.70 | ↑ +24% |
| Aetna | Banner Employee Plans | $1,038.00 | ↑ +37% |
| Aetna | Medical Rental | $1,099.32 | ↑ +45% |
| Quiktrip Corporation | Commercial | $1,126.44 | ↑ +49% |
| Provider Network of America | Commercial | $1,564.50 | ↑ +107% |
| Arizona Medical Network | Commercial | $1,668.80 | ↑ +120% |
| Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. | Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan | $1,765.00 | ↑ +133% |
| United Healthcare | Commercial | $2,041.00 | ↑ +170% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Neighborhood | $2,082.06 | ↑ +175% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN | $2,220.86 | ↑ +193% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BXBSAZ Alliance CHS | $2,331.91 | ↑ +208% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred | $2,776.08 | ↑ +267% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | Commercial | $2,776.08 | ↑ +267% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona | BCBSAZ Workers Comp | $2,776.08 | ↑ +267% |
| Aetna | Joint Venture | $3,719.00 | ↑ +391% |
| Aetna | Designated Group | $4,184.00 | ↑ +453% |
| Aetna | Broad Network | $4,649.00 | ↑ +514% |
| TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN | Tricare | not published by hospital | — |
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Injection into brain canal at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $361.94 | $189.35 – $758.25 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $345.76 | $189.35 – $4,018.00 |
| Banner Desert Medical Center | Mesa | $357.89 | $189.35 – $758.25 |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center | San Tan Valley | $390.25 | $189.35 – $758.25 |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center | Phoenix | $391.26 | $189.35 – $758.25 |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center | Gilbert | $310.38 | $189.35 – $758.25 |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center | Apache Junction | $192.09 | $189.35 – $758.25 |
| Banner Heart Hospital | Mesa | $286.11 | $189.35 – $758.25 |