_afb org id by sequencing rflx ast-sendout at Arizona General Hospital Mesa

9130 E Elliot Rd, Mesa, AZ · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1689121188

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$323.82

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.

$1,311.00

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.

$69.21 with United vs $561.40 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
United Commercial|Options $69.21 ↓ -79%
United Commercial|Navigate $69.21 ↓ -79%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $69.21 ↓ -79%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $115.36 ↓ -64%
Mercy Care Medicare|All Plans $115.36 ↓ -64%
WellCare Medicare|All Plans $115.36 ↓ -64%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $115.36 ↓ -64%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $115.36 ↓ -64%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $116.52 ↓ -64%
Fresenius Medicare|All Plans $117.67 ↓ -64%
United Medicare|All Plans $118.25 ↓ -63%
Devoted HP Medicare|All Plans $118.83 ↓ -63%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $239.26 ↓ -26%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $239.26 ↓ -26%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $244.33 ↓ -25%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $318.96 ↓ -2%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $337.41 ↑ +4%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $337.41 ↑ +4%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $376.64 ↑ +16%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $561.40 ↑ +73%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $561.40 ↑ +73%

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_afb org id by sequencing rflx ast-sendout at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $201.61 $50.00 – $260.25
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $84.67 $50.00 – $260.25
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $56.91 $50.00 – $260.25
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $295.70 $64.54 – $354.97
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $76.69 $50.00 – $260.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $81.20 $50.00 – $277.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $61.42 $50.00 – $277.60
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $63.15 $50.00 – $277.60

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