Lead capillary 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

$12.80

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.

$79.00

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.

$12.11 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $47.34 with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona — 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
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $12.11 ↓ -5%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $12.11 ↓ -5%
Humana Medicare Advantage $12.11 ↓ -5%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $12.11 ↓ -5%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $12.11 ↓ -5%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $12.11 ↓ -5%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $12.11 ↓ -5%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $12.11 ↓ -5%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $12.11 ↓ -5%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $12.11 ↓ -5%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $12.11 ↓ -5%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $12.11 ↓ -5%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $12.11 ↓ -5%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $12.11 ↓ -5%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $12.11 ↓ -5%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $12.11 ↓ -5%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $12.11 ↓ -5%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $12.11 ↓ -5%
Health Net Medicare $12.11 ↓ -5%
Health Net Medicaid $12.11 ↓ -5%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $12.11 ↓ -5%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $12.11 ↓ -5%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $12.11 ↓ -5%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $12.72 ↓ -1%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $12.72 ↓ -1%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $12.95 ↑ +1%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $13.32 ↑ +4%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $13.32 ↑ +4%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $16.35 ↑ +28%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $16.47 ↑ +29%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $16.65 ↑ +30%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $16.65 ↑ +30%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $16.95 ↑ +32%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $17.85 ↑ +39%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $17.92 ↑ +40%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $18.16 ↑ +42%
Aetna Medical Rental $19.50 ↑ +52%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $19.98 ↑ +56%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $19.98 ↑ +56%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $23.61 ↑ +84%
United Healthcare Commercial $27.25 ↑ +113%
Provider Network of America Commercial $27.75 ↑ +117%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $29.60 ↑ +131%
Aetna Joint Venture $33.23 ↑ +160%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $35.51 ↑ +177%
Aetna Designated Group $37.38 ↑ +192%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $37.88 ↑ +196%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $39.77 ↑ +211%
Aetna Broad Network $41.54 ↑ +225%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $47.34 ↑ +270%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $47.34 ↑ +270%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $47.34 ↑ +270%

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Lead capillary at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $12.32 $12.11 – $29.60
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $11.92 $6.79 – $37.30
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $12.64 $12.11 – $27.75
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $10.03 $12.11 – $27.75
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale $34.57 $12.11 – $41.30
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $11.93 $12.11 – $29.60
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $8.93 $12.11 – $27.75
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $12.17 $12.11 – $29.60

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