Vein x-ray eye socket 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

$386.40

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.

$1,288.00

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.

$148.30 with Aetna vs $2,741.96 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 $148.30 ↓ -62%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $255.58 ↓ -34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $272.62 ↓ -29%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $286.25 ↓ -26%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $340.77 ↓ -12%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $340.77 ↓ -12%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $340.77 ↓ -12%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $392.67 ↑ +2%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $392.67 ↑ +2%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $392.67 ↑ +2%
Health Net Medicaid $392.67 ↑ +2%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $392.67 ↑ +2%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $450.80 ↑ +17%
Aetna Joint Venture $461.10 ↑ +19%
Aetna Designated Group $517.78 ↑ +34%
Aetna Broad Network $575.74 ↑ +49%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $579.60 ↑ +50%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $579.60 ↑ +50%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $658.95 ↑ +71%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $658.95 ↑ +71%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $658.95 ↑ +71%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $658.95 ↑ +71%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $658.95 ↑ +71%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $658.95 ↑ +71%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $658.95 ↑ +71%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $658.95 ↑ +71%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $658.95 ↑ +71%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $658.95 ↑ +71%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $658.95 ↑ +71%
Health Net Medicare $658.95 ↑ +71%
Humana Medicare Advantage $658.95 ↑ +71%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $658.95 ↑ +71%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $658.95 ↑ +71%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $658.95 ↑ +71%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $658.95 ↑ +71%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $658.95 ↑ +71%
Aetna Medical Rental $678.78 ↑ +76%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $691.90 ↑ +79%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $691.90 ↑ +79%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $695.52 ↑ +80%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $724.85 ↑ +88%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $724.85 ↑ +88%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $792.12 ↑ +105%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $889.58 ↑ +130%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $896.17 ↑ +132%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $922.53 ↑ +139%
Provider Network of America Commercial $966.00 ↑ +150%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $975.25 ↑ +152%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $988.42 ↑ +156%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $1,030.40 ↑ +167%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $1,087.27 ↑ +181%
United Healthcare Commercial $2,741.96 ↑ +610%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital —

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Vein x-ray eye socket at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $396.70 $148.30 – $1,087.27
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $651.42 $116.55 – $1,732.50
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $646.80 $299.57 – $1,732.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $602.91 $299.57 – $1,732.50
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $686.07 $299.57 – $1,732.50
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale $591.36 $72.99 – $1,732.50

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