Thyroid uptake measurement 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

$166.74

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.

$613.00

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.

$109.24 with Aetna vs $1,909.17 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 $109.24 ↓ -34%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $214.55 ↑ +29%
Aetna Joint Venture $219.45 ↑ +32%
Aetna Designated Group $246.43 ↑ +48%
Health Net Medicaid $273.41 ↑ +64%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $273.41 ↑ +64%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $273.41 ↑ +64%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $273.41 ↑ +64%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $273.41 ↑ +64%
Aetna Broad Network $274.01 ↑ +64%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $275.85 ↑ +65%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $275.85 ↑ +65%
Aetna Medical Rental $323.05 ↑ +94%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $328.89 ↑ +97%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $331.02 ↑ +99%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $350.82 ↑ +110%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $368.36 ↑ +121%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $377.00 ↑ +126%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $428.28 ↑ +157%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $428.28 ↑ +157%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $428.28 ↑ +157%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $428.28 ↑ +157%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $428.28 ↑ +157%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $428.28 ↑ +157%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $428.28 ↑ +157%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $428.28 ↑ +157%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $428.28 ↑ +157%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $428.28 ↑ +157%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $428.28 ↑ +157%
Health Net Medicare $428.28 ↑ +157%
Humana Medicare Advantage $428.28 ↑ +157%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $428.28 ↑ +157%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $428.28 ↑ +157%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $428.28 ↑ +157%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $428.28 ↑ +157%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $428.28 ↑ +157%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $438.52 ↑ +163%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $438.52 ↑ +163%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $438.52 ↑ +163%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $449.69 ↑ +170%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $449.69 ↑ +170%
Provider Network of America Commercial $459.75 ↑ +176%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $471.11 ↑ +183%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $471.11 ↑ +183%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $490.40 ↑ +194%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $578.18 ↑ +247%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $582.46 ↑ +249%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $599.59 ↑ +260%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $633.85 ↑ +280%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $642.42 ↑ +285%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $706.66 ↑ +324%
United Healthcare Commercial $1,909.17 ↑ +1045%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital —

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Thyroid uptake measurement at other Arizona hospitals

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Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $243.36 $149.98 – $706.66
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $192.48 $205.97 – $706.66
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Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $82.14 $205.97 – $706.66
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