X-ray knee 3 views (both sides) 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

$151.20

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.

$504.00

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.

$58.65 with Banner University Health Plan vs $409.57 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
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $58.65 ↓ -61%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $58.65 ↓ -61%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $58.65 ↓ -61%
Health Net Medicaid $58.65 ↓ -61%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $58.65 ↓ -61%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $100.80 ↓ -33%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $109.51 ↓ -28%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $116.81 ↓ -23%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $120.96 ↓ -20%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $122.65 ↓ -19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $146.01 ↓ -3%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $146.01 ↓ -3%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $146.01 ↓ -3%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $151.20 ↑ +0%
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $163.80 ↑ +8%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $176.40 ↑ +17%
Aetna Joint Venture $180.43 ↑ +19%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $201.60 ↑ +33%
Aetna Designated Group $202.61 ↑ +34%
Aetna Broad Network $225.29 ↑ +49%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $226.80 ↑ +50%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $226.80 ↑ +50%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $252.00 ↑ +67%
Health Net Medicare $252.00 ↑ +67%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $252.00 ↑ +67%
Aetna Medical Rental $265.61 ↑ +76%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $272.16 ↑ +80%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $272.16 ↑ +80%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $309.96 ↑ +105%
Provider Network of America Commercial $378.00 ↑ +150%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $403.20 ↑ +167%
United Healthcare Commercial $409.57 ↑ +171%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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X-ray knee 3 views (both sides) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $155.23 $58.65 – $409.57
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $112.80 $49.94 – $347.17
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $115.20 $58.65 – $347.17
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale $234.35 $39.80 – $280.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $97.60 $58.65 – $347.17
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $86.00 $58.65 – $333.39
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $93.20 $49.94 – $347.17
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $112.00 $58.65 – $347.17

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