MRI of the ankle cost in Arizona

Prices at 37 hospitals in Arizona, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,125 — 47% below the US median ($2,136), roughly 4.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $384 $1,124 ★ 3/5 224 min —
Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $386 $1,100 ★ 3/5 230 min —
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $441 $1,186 ★ 3/5 224 min —
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $462 $1,174 ★ 2/5 259 min —
Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek, AZ $483 $1,174 ★ 3/5 221 min —
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $493 $1,174 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $497 $433 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $501 $1,146 ★ 3/5 266 min —
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $517 $1,041 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $537 $1,118 ★ 4/5 234 min —
Banner-University Medical Center South Campus Tucson, AZ $559 $1,290 ★ 4/5 260 min —
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $569 $1,186 ★ 3/5 180 min —
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $631 $1,174 ★ 2/5 269 min —
Banner-University Medical Center Tucson Campus Tucson, AZ $654 $1,273 ★ 3/5 311 min —
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $668 $1,145 ★ 2/5 — —
Benson Hospital Benson, AZ $971 $1,142 — 155 min —
Holy Cross Hospital Nogales, AZ $989 $222 — 144 min —
Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc. Willcox, AZ $1,065 $908 — — —
Page Hospital Page, AZ $1,185 $267 — 78 min —
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center Globe, AZ $1,365 $1,133 ★ 2/5 118 min —
Verde Valley Medical Center Cottonwood, AZ $1,415 $453 ★ 4/5 165 min —
Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ $1,691 $370 ★ 2/5 202 min —
Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff, AZ $1,832 $1,263 ★ 4/5 214 min —
White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ $1,973 $80 — 134 min —
Copper Queen Community Hospital Bisbee, AZ $1,985 $919 — 120 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$2,609
Cash / self-pay
$1,125
Insurer-negotiated
$1,133
Medicare pays
$261
$472$4,783
Median cash $1,125  ·  Medicare $261  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,125 — about 4.3× the Medicare rate ($261). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($522).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,609 list price could save about $1,484 (57%).

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