Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr/lmb-scr w/img addl at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
3555 S Val Vista Dr, Gilbert, AZ · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1992735088
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Cash price 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.
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Gross charge 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.
$214.21 with Health Choice vs $9,298.00 with Cigna — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| Health Choice | Medicaid|All Plans | $214.21 | — |
| United | Medicaid|All Plans | $214.21 | — |
| BCBS - AZ | Commercial|Neighborhood | $906.61 | — |
| BCBS - AZ | Commercial|MaricopaFocus | $906.61 | — |
| BCBS - AZ | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,208.73 | — |
| BCBS - AZ | Commercial|Workers Comp | $1,795.16 | — |
| Cigna | Commercial|Exchange | $6,602.00 | — |
| Cigna | Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit | $7,066.00 | — |
| Cigna | Commercial|PPO | $9,298.00 | — |
| Cigna | Commercial|All Other Plans | $9,298.00 | — |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee | not published by hospital | — |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr/lmb-scr w/img addl at other Arizona hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Gateway Medical Center | Gilbert | $998.06 | $468.47 – $15,138.00 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix | Phoenix | $1,163.86 | $468.47 – $15,138.00 |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson | $829.82 | $329.41 – $13,586.00 |
| Banner University Medical Center South | Tucson | $1,204.72 | $329.41 – $13,586.00 |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa | $1,111.84 | $468.47 – $15,138.00 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City | $939.54 | $468.47 – $15,138.00 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande | $900.53 | $468.47 – $8,297.00 |
| Banner Del Webb Medical Center | Sun City West | $1,037.07 | $468.47 – $15,138.00 |