Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr w/img ini 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

$4,434.15

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.

$18,025.00

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.

$449.52 with United vs $13,879.25 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
United Medicaid|All Plans $449.52 ↓ -90%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $449.52 ↓ -90%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $1,813.22 ↓ -59%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $1,813.22 ↓ -59%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $2,417.46 ↓ -45%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $2,523.50 ↓ -43%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $3,458.17 ↓ -22%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,458.17 ↓ -22%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,458.17 ↓ -22%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $3,458.17 ↓ -22%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $3,458.17 ↓ -22%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $3,458.17 ↓ -22%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $3,458.17 ↓ -22%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $3,458.17 ↓ -22%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $3,458.17 ↓ -22%
United Medicare|All Plans $3,544.63 ↓ -20%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $3,590.33 ↓ -19%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $6,602.00 ↑ +49%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $7,066.00 ↑ +59%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $9,298.00 ↑ +110%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $9,298.00 ↑ +110%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $9,733.50 ↑ +120%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $13,879.25 ↑ +213%

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Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr w/img ini at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $1,674.99 $1,909.60 – $5,705.98
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $1,953.25 $949.44 – $5,705.98
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,736.95 $1,674.75 – $5,705.98
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $2,521.70 $1,466.47 – $5,705.98
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $1,865.95 $1,909.60 – $15,138.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $1,576.78 $1,863.43 – $5,705.98
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $1,511.31 $1,429.17 – $5,187.26
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $1,740.46 $949.44 – $5,705.98

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