Alpha-fetoprotein afp-l3 frac & total 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

$63.38

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.

$257.64

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.

$36.07 with United vs $257.64 with Aetna — 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
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $36.07 ↓ -43%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $64.41 ↑ +2%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $64.41 ↑ +2%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $64.41 ↑ +2%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $64.41 ↑ +2%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $64.41 ↑ +2%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $64.41 ↑ +2%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $64.41 ↑ +2%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $64.41 ↑ +2%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $64.41 ↑ +2%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $66.02 ↑ +4%
United Medicaid|All Plans $66.02 ↑ +4%
United Medicare|All Plans $66.03 ↑ +4%
United Commercial|Navigate $77.29 ↑ +22%
United Commercial|Options PPO $77.29 ↑ +22%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $77.29 ↑ +22%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $133.98 ↑ +111%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $139.13 ↑ +120%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $143.20 ↑ +126%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $164.46 ↑ +159%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $164.46 ↑ +159%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $188.42 ↑ +197%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $188.42 ↑ +197%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $198.39 ↑ +213%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $219.26 ↑ +246%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $257.64 ↑ +307%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $257.64 ↑ +307%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $257.64 ↑ +307%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $257.64 ↑ +307%

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Alpha-fetoprotein afp-l3 frac & total at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $32.20 $64.41 – $145.50
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $31.04 $64.41 – $145.50
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $31.43 $64.41 – $155.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $30.26 $64.41 – $155.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $24.64 $64.41 – $145.50
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $29.29 $64.41 – $155.20
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $21.92 $64.41 – $145.50
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $29.88 $64.41 – $155.20

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