Natriuretic peptide 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

$29.65

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.

$183.00

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.

$39.26 with Arizona Physicians IPA vs $153.44 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 $39.26 ↑ +32%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $39.26 ↑ +32%
Humana Medicare Advantage $39.26 ↑ +32%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $39.26 ↑ +32%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $39.26 ↑ +32%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $39.26 ↑ +32%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $39.26 ↑ +32%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $39.26 ↑ +32%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $39.26 ↑ +32%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $39.26 ↑ +32%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $39.26 ↑ +32%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $39.26 ↑ +32%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $39.26 ↑ +32%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $39.26 ↑ +32%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $39.26 ↑ +32%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $39.26 ↑ +32%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $39.26 ↑ +32%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $39.26 ↑ +32%
Health Net Medicare $39.26 ↑ +32%
Health Net Medicaid $39.26 ↑ +32%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $39.26 ↑ +32%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $39.26 ↑ +32%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $39.26 ↑ +32%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $41.22 ↑ +39%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $41.22 ↑ +39%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $41.30 ↑ +39%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $43.19 ↑ +46%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $43.19 ↑ +46%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $53.00 ↑ +79%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $53.10 ↑ +79%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $53.10 ↑ +79%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $53.39 ↑ +80%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $54.96 ↑ +85%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $57.87 ↑ +95%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $58.10 ↑ +96%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $58.89 ↑ +99%
Aetna Medical Rental $62.19 ↑ +110%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $63.72 ↑ +115%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $64.78 ↑ +118%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $76.56 ↑ +158%
United Healthcare Commercial $88.33 ↑ +198%
Provider Network of America Commercial $88.50 ↑ +198%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $94.40 ↑ +218%
Aetna Joint Venture $107.73 ↑ +263%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $115.08 ↑ +288%
Aetna Designated Group $121.20 ↑ +309%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $122.75 ↑ +314%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $128.89 ↑ +335%
Aetna Broad Network $134.66 ↑ +354%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $153.44 ↑ +418%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $153.44 ↑ +418%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $153.44 ↑ +418%

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Natriuretic peptide at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $28.55 $39.26 – $94.40
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $146.62 $21.99 – $120.93
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $60.96 $39.26 – $88.50
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $48.39 $39.26 – $88.50
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale $223.22 $39.26 – $266.70
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $57.53 $39.26 – $94.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $43.05 $39.26 – $88.50
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $58.67 $39.26 – $94.40

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