Pericardiocentesis wwo imaging 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

$628.35

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.

$1,731.00

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.

$605.85 with University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) vs $8,295.96 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
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $605.85 ↓ -4%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $778.95 ↑ +24%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $778.95 ↑ +24%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $876.00 ↑ +39%
Aetna Medical Rental $912.24 ↑ +45%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $934.74 ↑ +49%
Aetna Joint Venture $957.00 ↑ +52%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $1,019.45 ↑ +62%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $1,019.45 ↑ +62%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $1,019.45 ↑ +62%
Health Net Medicaid $1,019.45 ↑ +62%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $1,019.45 ↑ +62%
Aetna Designated Group $1,076.00 ↑ +71%
Aetna Broad Network $1,196.00 ↑ +90%
Provider Network of America Commercial $1,298.25 ↑ +107%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,384.80 ↑ +120%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,458.00 ↑ +132%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Humana Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Health Net Medicare $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $1,655.69 ↑ +163%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $1,738.47 ↑ +177%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $1,738.47 ↑ +177%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $1,821.26 ↑ +190%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $1,821.26 ↑ +190%
Humana Commercial $1,910.00 ↑ +204%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $2,214.00 ↑ +252%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $2,235.18 ↑ +256%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $2,251.74 ↑ +258%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $2,317.97 ↑ +269%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $2,450.42 ↑ +290%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $2,483.53 ↑ +295%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $2,731.89 ↑ +335%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $6,221.97 ↑ +890%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $6,636.77 ↑ +956%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $6,968.61 ↑ +1009%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $8,295.96 ↑ +1220%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $8,295.96 ↑ +1220%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $8,295.96 ↑ +1220%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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Pericardiocentesis wwo imaging at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $912.24 $605.85 – $2,731.89
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $893.57 $932.00 – $2,731.89
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $853.63 $873.60 – $2,731.89
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $721.34 $873.60 – $2,731.89
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $691.39 $873.60 – $2,483.53
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $796.22 $873.60 – $2,731.89
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $883.58 $873.60 – $2,731.89
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $963.46 $873.60 – $2,483.53

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