X-ray sella turcica 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

$56.70

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.

$189.00

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.

$45.52 with Aetna 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
Aetna Banner Employee Plans $45.52 ↓ -20%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicaid $58.65 ↑ +3%
Banner University Health Plan AZ Medicaid - AHCCCS $58.65 ↑ +3%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicaid $58.65 ↑ +3%
Mercy Care Mercy Medicaid $58.65 ↑ +3%
Health Net Medicaid $58.65 ↑ +3%
University of Arizona (Kasser Medical Treatment Center) Commerical $66.15 ↑ +17%
Aetna Joint Venture $67.66 ↑ +19%
Aetna Designated Group $75.98 ↑ +34%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Neighborhood $82.11 ↑ +45%
Aetna Broad Network $84.48 ↑ +49%
Plotkin Health Plotkin Health $85.05 ↑ +50%
National Healthcare Solutions Inc (NHSI) and VIP Universal Medical Insurance Group (VUMI) NHSI VUMI $85.05 ↑ +50%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Alliance/Blue HPN $87.59 ↑ +54%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BXBSAZ Alliance CHS $91.97 ↑ +62%
Arizona Physicians IPA Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↑ +66%
Gila River Health Care Corporation Managed Care Program $93.85 ↑ +66%
Humana Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↑ +66%
United Healthcare UHC Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↑ +66%
UPMC Health Plan Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↑ +66%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↑ +66%
Banner University Health Plan University Care Advantage $93.85 ↑ +66%
Mercy Care Mercy Care Advantage $93.85 ↑ +66%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. PPO Medicare Advantage Plan $93.85 ↑ +66%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. HMO Medicare Advantage Plans $93.85 ↑ +66%
Aetna Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↑ +66%
Banner Health Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↑ +66%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↑ +66%
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↑ +66%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN VA Community Care Network $93.85 ↑ +66%
Health Net Medicare $93.85 ↑ +66%
Wellpoint Medicare Advantage HMO $93.85 ↑ +66%
Care 1st Medicare Advantage $93.85 ↑ +66%
Carelon Medicare Advantage $98.54 ↑ +74%
Devoted Health Services Medicare Advantage $98.54 ↑ +74%
Aetna Medical Rental $99.60 ↑ +76%
Quiktrip Corporation Commercial $102.06 ↑ +80%
Arizona Priority Care Medicare Advantage $103.23 ↑ +82%
Gold Kidney Health Plan Medicare Advantage $103.23 ↑ +82%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Medicare Supplemental Senior Preferred $109.48 ↑ +93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Commercial $109.48 ↑ +93%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona BCBSAZ Workers Comp $109.48 ↑ +93%
Cigna Healthcare of Arizona, Inc. Commerical/HMO Benefit Plan/Local Flex Plan/Network Benefit Plan/Open Access Plan $116.23 ↑ +105%
NaphCare Federal Prison System $126.70 ↑ +123%
Aetna Qualified Health Plan $127.64 ↑ +125%
United Healthcare Individual Exchange $131.39 ↑ +132%
Health Net Commerical Exchange Product $138.90 ↑ +145%
Health Choice Arizona, Inc. ACA Health Plan $140.78 ↑ +148%
Provider Network of America Commercial $141.75 ↑ +150%
Arizona Medical Network Commercial $151.20 ↑ +167%
Oscar Health Plan Commercial $154.85 ↑ +173%
United Healthcare Commercial $409.57 ↑ +622%
TriWest Healthcare Alliance Corp - VA CCN Tricare not published by hospital

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X-ray sella turcica at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $58.21 $45.52 – $154.85
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $98.50 $58.65 – $256.50
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $73.53 $45.52 – $256.50
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $80.37 $58.65 – $256.50
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $101.57 $58.65 – $256.50
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction $64.98 $58.65 – $256.50
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $141.93 $58.65 – $256.50
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson $78.44 $58.65 – $133.20

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