Myelogphy 2/> spine regions 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

$579.60

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.

$1,932.00

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.

$231.20 with Aetna vs $3,620.61 with United Healthcare — 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 Banner Employee Plans $231.20 ↓ -60%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $302.54 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $322.71 ↓ -44%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $338.85 ↓ -42%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $403.39 ↓ -30%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $403.39 ↓ -30%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $403.39 ↓ -30%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $518.51 ↓ -11%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $518.51 ↓ -11%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $518.51 ↓ -11%
Health Net Medicaid $518.51 ↓ -11%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $518.51 ↓ -11%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $676.20 ↑ +17%
Aetna Joint Venture $691.66 ↑ +19%
Aetna Designated Group $776.66 ↑ +34%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↑ +45%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $842.06 ↑ +45%
Humana Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↑ +45%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↑ +45%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↑ +45%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↑ +45%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $842.06 ↑ +45%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $842.06 ↑ +45%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $842.06 ↑ +45%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $842.06 ↑ +45%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↑ +45%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↑ +45%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↑ +45%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↑ +45%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $842.06 ↑ +45%
Health Net Medicare $842.06 ↑ +45%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $842.06 ↑ +45%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $842.06 ↑ +45%
Aetna Broad Network $863.60 ↑ +49%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $869.40 ↑ +50%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $869.40 ↑ +50%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $884.16 ↑ +53%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $884.16 ↑ +53%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $926.27 ↑ +60%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $926.27 ↑ +60%
Aetna Medical Rental $1,018.16 ↑ +76%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $1,043.28 ↑ +80%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $1,136.78 ↑ +96%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $1,145.20 ↑ +98%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $1,178.88 ↑ +103%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $1,188.18 ↑ +105%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $1,246.25 ↑ +115%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $1,263.09 ↑ +118%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,389.40 ↑ +140%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,449.00 ↑ +150%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,545.60 ↑ +167%
United Healthcare Commercial $3,620.61 ↑ +525%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Myelogphy 2/> spine regions at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $595.06 $213.09 – $1,545.60
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $469.37 $160.57 – $1,469.16
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $762.25 $137.96 – $2,027.25
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $778.46 $354.62 – $2,027.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $659.53 $270.78 – $2,162.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $581.14 $207.67 – $2,027.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $629.80 $137.96 – $2,162.40
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $756.84 $354.62 – $2,027.25

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