Injection(s) epidural/subarachnoid cervical/thoracic needle placement w/guidance 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

$865.03

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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$2,383.00

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.

$460.08 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.

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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 $460.08 ↓ -47%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $460.08 ↓ -47%
Health Net Medicaid $460.08 ↓ -47%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $460.08 ↓ -47%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $460.08 ↓ -47%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↓ -15%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $738.10 ↓ -15%
Humana Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↓ -15%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↓ -15%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↓ -15%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↓ -15%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $738.10 ↓ -15%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $738.10 ↓ -15%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $738.10 ↓ -15%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $738.10 ↓ -15%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↓ -15%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↓ -15%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↓ -15%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↓ -15%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $738.10 ↓ -15%
Health Net Medicare $738.10 ↓ -15%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $738.10 ↓ -15%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $738.10 ↓ -15%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $775.00 ↓ -10%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $775.00 ↓ -10%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $811.91 ↓ -6%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $811.91 ↓ -6%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $828.39 ↓ -4%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $834.05 ↓ -4%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $883.61 ↑ +2%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $927.79 ↑ +7%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $996.43 ↑ +15%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,003.82 ↑ +16%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $1,033.34 ↑ +19%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $1,038.00 ↑ +20%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $1,072.35 ↑ +24%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $1,072.35 ↑ +24%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,092.39 ↑ +26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $1,104.51 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $1,104.51 ↑ +28%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $1,104.51 ↑ +28%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,107.15 ↑ +28%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,217.87 ↑ +41%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,255.84 ↑ +45%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,286.82 ↑ +49%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $1,765.00 ↑ +104%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,787.25 ↑ +107%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,906.40 ↑ +120%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,036.00 ↑ +251%
Aetna Joint Venture $3,719.00 ↑ +330%
Aetna Designated Group $4,184.00 ↑ +384%
Aetna Broad Network $4,649.00 ↑ +437%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Injection(s) epidural/subarachnoid cervical/thoracic needle placement w/guidance at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,255.84 $460.08 – $1,906.40
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $1,028.18 $377.75 – $2,154.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $982.22 $460.08 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $830.01 $460.08 – $2,297.60
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $916.17 $377.75 – $2,297.60
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,016.69 $460.08 – $2,154.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,111.46 $460.08 – $2,154.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $881.70 $460.08 – $2,154.00

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