CMS Price Transparency Data

Trauma team activation

Facility: Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

Billing Code: G0390 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,471

about 1.1× the $1,362 Medicare rate · typically $1,280–$2,526

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,431

About the fair price

about $40 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $1,362 Fair price $1,471 This hospital $1,431 Cash price $1,597 Hospital's list price $10,645

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AZ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $1,184 Priciest $1,431

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AZ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Trauma team activation is about $1,471 (about 1.1× the $1,362 Medicare rate). Banner Thunderbird Medical Center charges insurers about $1,431, or about $1,597 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Glendale, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$1,410 - $7,067	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,410	104%
Aetnamajor	$1,410 - $8,437	104%
Cignamajor	$1,410 - $4,397	104%
Humanamajor	$1,453	107%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$1,410	104%
Banner Health	$1,410	104%
Devoted Health	$1,481	109%
Health Net	$2,087	153%
Oscar Health	$2,327	171%
UPMC Health Plan	$1,410	104%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$920 - $12,008

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 1,597), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the HCPCS code on your bill matches exactly: G0390.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Banner Thunderbird Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code G0390.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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