Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos 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

$101.85

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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.

$414.00

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.

$31.47 with Health Choice vs $245.63 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 $31.47 ↓ -69%
United Medicaid|All Plans $31.47 ↓ -69%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $44.66 ↓ -56%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $116.24 ↑ +14%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $116.24 ↑ +14%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $137.38 ↑ +35%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $137.38 ↑ +35%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $137.38 ↑ +35%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $137.38 ↑ +35%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $137.38 ↑ +35%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $137.38 ↑ +35%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $137.38 ↑ +35%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $137.38 ↑ +35%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $137.38 ↑ +35%
United Medicare|All Plans $140.82 ↑ +38%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $154.98 ↑ +52%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $172.26 ↑ +69%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $230.17 ↑ +126%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $245.63 ↑ +141%

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Collection blood specimen using established central/peripheral catheter venous nos at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $128.70 $81.16 – $351.00
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $242.42 $60.87 – $351.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $70.42 $63.05 – $226.68
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $102.24 $63.05 – $226.68
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $179.71 $81.16 – $351.00
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $210.60 $81.16 – $351.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $76.28 $81.16 – $351.00
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $118.87 $81.16 – $351.00

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