Abdominal CT scan (with contrast) at Chandler Regional Medical Center

1955 W Frye Rd, Chandler, AZ · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1700910189

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,052.44

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.

$3,927.00

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.

$189.74 with Care 1st vs $3,298.68 with MultiPlan — 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
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -82%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -82%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -82%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -82%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -82%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -82%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -82%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -82%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -82%
United Medicare|All Plans $194.49 ↓ -82%
United Medicaid|All Plans $251.05 ↓ -76%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $251.05 ↓ -76%
United Commercial|Navigate $393.89 ↓ -63%
United Commercial|Options PPO $393.89 ↓ -63%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $393.89 ↓ -63%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $549.78 ↓ -48%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $1,012.00 ↓ -4%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $1,083.00 ↑ +3%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $1,151.00 ↑ +9%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,425.00 ↑ +35%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,034.82 ↑ +93%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $2,034.82 ↑ +93%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $2,034.82 ↑ +93%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,120.58 ↑ +101%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,298.68 ↑ +213%

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Abdominal CT scan (with contrast) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler $589.62 $129.45 – $1,668.75
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $966.05 $189.74 – $3,023.79
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $369.35 $129.45 – $1,668.75
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $320.19 $129.45 – $1,970.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $312.80 $129.45 – $1,970.40
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $349.32 $129.45 – $1,668.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $353.78 $129.45 – $1,780.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $367.12 $129.45 – $1,668.75

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