RC 278
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BRACHY STRND C-131/SRCE
Glendale, AZ
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Banner Thunderbird Medical Center’s median price of $3.3k is 163% above the median hospital's median price ($1.3k), higher than 84% of the 1,921 hospitals reporting RC 278. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 39 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna broad network facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $47.56 | $48.69 | $47.56 – $50.96 |
| 2 | Aetna designated group facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $47.56 | $48.69 | $47.56 – $50.96 |
| 3 | Aetna joint venture facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $47.56 | $48.69 | $47.56 – $50.96 |
| 4 | Cigna localflex facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $46.20 | $338.47 | $30.96 – $1,886 |
| 5 | Cigna commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $51.33 | $376.08 | $34.40 – $2,095 |
| 6 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $102.92 | $2,265 | $37.42 – $18,636 |
| 7 | Bcbs Az medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $102.92 | $2,265 | $37.42 – $18,636 |
| 8 | Cigna hmo medicare advantage plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $102.92 | $2,265 | $37.42 – $18,636 |
| 9 | Cigna ppo medicare advantage plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $102.92 | $2,265 | $37.42 – $18,636 |
| 10 | Kaiser medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $102.92 | $2,265 | $37.42 – $18,636 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $102.92 | $2,265 | $37.42 – $18,636 |
| 12 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $106.01 | $2,332 | $38.54 – $19,195 |
| 13 | Devoted medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $108.07 | $2,378 | $39.29 – $19,568 |
| 14 | Bcbs Az medicare supplemental senior preferred facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $645.84 | $2,456 | $39.14 – $40,922 |
| 15 | Aetna qualified health plan facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $139.97 | $3,080 | $50.89 – $25,345 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare individual exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $144.09 | $3,170 | $52.39 – $26,090 |
| 17 | Oscar commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $169.82 | $3,736 | $61.74 – $30,749 |
| 18 | Aetna medicare advantage facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,853 | $3,876 | $3.16 – $43,801 |
| 19 | Aetna qualified health plan facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,353 | $4,923 | $4.01 – $55,627 |
| 20 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz maricopafocus facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,660 | $6,314 | $100.60 – $105,186 |
| 21 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz neighborhood facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,660 | $6,314 | $100.60 – $105,186 |
| 22 | Aetna banner employee plans facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,113 | $6,497 | $5.31 – $73,585 |
| 23 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz alliance/blue hpn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,771 | $6,735 | $107.30 – $112,198 |
| 24 | Bcbs Az bxbsaz alliance chs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,859 | $7,072 | $112.67 – $117,807 |
| 25 | Bcbs Az bcbsaz workers comp facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,213 | $8,419 | $134.13 – $140,248 |
Last updated: Mar 2, 2026
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