Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa 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

$60.52

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.

$245.00

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.

$6.91 with United vs $200.17 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 Commercial|All Other Plans $6.91 ↓ -89%
United Commercial|Options $6.91 ↓ -89%
United Commercial|Navigate $6.91 ↓ -89%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $18.00 ↓ -70%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $18.00 ↓ -70%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $24.00 ↓ -60%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $33.71 ↓ -44%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $33.71 ↓ -44%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $56.11 ↓ -7%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $56.11 ↓ -7%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $129.85 ↑ +115%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $200.17 ↑ +231%

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Aquaporin-4 antibody elisa at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $45.02 $11.53 – $201.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $69.95 $11.53 – $201.00
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $49.58 $11.53 – $201.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $78.72 $44.80 – $246.40
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $50.92 $11.17 – $201.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $57.62 $11.53 – $214.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $36.45 $11.53 – $214.40
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $49.04 $11.53 – $214.40

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