Nm imaging hepatobiliary system w/pharmacologic intervention 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

$1,023.86

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.

$4,162.00

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.

$416.62 with Health Choice vs $3,721.44 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
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $416.62 ↓ -59%
United Medicaid|All Plans $416.62 ↓ -59%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -44%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -44%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -44%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -44%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -44%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -44%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -44%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -44%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -44%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $582.68 ↓ -43%
United Medicare|All Plans $588.05 ↓ -43%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $1,100.19 ↑ +7%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,158.73 ↑ +13%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,158.73 ↑ +13%
United Commercial|Navigate $1,158.73 ↑ +13%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $1,177.67 ↑ +15%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $1,413.61 ↑ +38%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $1,413.61 ↑ +38%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,549.56 ↑ +51%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,549.56 ↑ +51%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $1,884.68 ↑ +84%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,247.48 ↑ +120%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $2,799.06 ↑ +173%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,204.74 ↑ +213%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $3,721.44 ↑ +263%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $3,721.44 ↑ +263%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,721.44 ↑ +263%

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Nm imaging hepatobiliary system w/pharmacologic intervention at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $521.07 $354.82 – $1,352.25
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $715.79 $354.82 – $1,352.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $498.85 $354.82 – $1,467.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $566.14 $354.82 – $1,352.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $382.24 $354.82 – $1,442.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $355.19 $354.82 – $1,352.25
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $382.24 $354.82 – $1,442.40
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $504.84 $354.82 – $1,352.25

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