Critical care each additional 30 minutes 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

$1,610.07

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.

$6,545.00

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.

$93.41 with Health Choice vs $6,545.00 with Connected Care — 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 $93.41 ↓ -94%
United Medicaid|All Plans $93.41 ↓ -94%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $527.10 ↓ -67%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $527.10 ↓ -67%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $702.75 ↓ -56%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $916.30 ↓ -43%
United Commercial|Navigate $959.00 ↓ -40%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,000.00 ↓ -38%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $1,043.70 ↓ -35%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,112.00 ↓ -31%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $2,691.00 ↑ +67%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $2,880.00 ↑ +79%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,534.30 ↑ +120%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,790.00 ↑ +135%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $3,790.00 ↑ +135%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $4,380.00 ↑ +172%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $4,380.00 ↑ +172%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $4,380.00 ↑ +172%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $5,039.65 ↑ +213%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $6,545.00 ↑ +307%

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Critical care each additional 30 minutes at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $1,187.78 $761.40 – $2,855.25
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $940.33 $761.40 – $2,855.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $719.20 $580.00 – $2,320.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $640.90 $580.00 – $2,320.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $906.07 $761.40 – $2,855.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $833.73 $761.40 – $3,045.60
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $826.12 $761.40 – $2,855.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $925.10 $761.40 – $3,045.60

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