Autologous blood process 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

$125.96

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.

$512.00

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.

$5.95 with Cigna vs $484.35 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
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $5.95 ↓ -95%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $6.36 ↓ -95%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $8.37 ↓ -93%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $8.37 ↓ -93%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $23.43 ↓ -81%
United Medicaid|All Plans $23.43 ↓ -81%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $71.68 ↓ -43%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $122.43 ↓ -3%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $122.43 ↓ -3%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $163.23 ↑ +30%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↑ +45%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↑ +45%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↑ +45%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↑ +45%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↑ +45%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↑ +45%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↑ +45%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $182.64 ↑ +45%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↑ +45%
United Medicare|All Plans $187.21 ↑ +49%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $195.29 ↑ +55%
United Commercial|Options PPO $195.29 ↑ +55%
United Commercial|Navigate $195.29 ↑ +55%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $242.42 ↑ +92%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $276.48 ↑ +119%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $394.24 ↑ +213%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $484.35 ↑ +285%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $484.35 ↑ +285%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $484.35 ↑ +285%

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Autologous blood process at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $102.14 $8.37 – $464.49
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $168.47 $5.95 – $348.39
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa $110.17 $8.37 – $464.49
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler $137.22 $5.95 – $430.08

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