Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

3555 S Val Vista Dr, Gilbert, AZ · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1992735088

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

$231.00

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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.

$939.00

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.

$43.52 with Health Choice vs $361.90 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
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $43.52 ↓ -81%
United Medicaid|All Plans $43.52 ↓ -81%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $56.57 ↓ -76%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $56.57 ↓ -76%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $56.57 ↓ -76%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $56.57 ↓ -76%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $56.57 ↓ -76%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $56.57 ↓ -76%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $56.57 ↓ -76%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $56.57 ↓ -76%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $56.57 ↓ -76%
United Medicare|All Plans $57.99 ↓ -75%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $58.89 ↓ -75%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $63.16 ↓ -73%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $64.76 ↓ -72%
United Commercial|Options PPO $64.76 ↓ -72%
United Commercial|Navigate $64.76 ↓ -72%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $65.80 ↓ -72%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $83.11 ↓ -64%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $83.11 ↓ -64%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $90.24 ↓ -61%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $90.24 ↓ -61%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $90.24 ↓ -61%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $90.24 ↓ -61%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $183.30 ↓ -21%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $253.80 ↑ +10%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $305.90 ↑ +32%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $305.90 ↑ +32%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $305.90 ↑ +32%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $361.90 ↑ +57%

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Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $215.04 $43.52 – $383.99
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $147.84 $36.86 – $153.26
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott $304.97 $43.52 – $349.35
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa $231.94 $43.52 – $383.99
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler $251.66 $43.52 – $394.80

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