H pylori (c-13) breath 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

$60.77

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.

$246.00

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.

$40.41 with United vs $327.79 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 $40.41 ↓ -34%
United Commercial|Navigate $40.41 ↓ -34%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $40.41 ↓ -34%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $67.36 ↑ +11%
Mercy Care Medicare|All Plans $67.36 ↑ +11%
WellCare Medicare|All Plans $67.36 ↑ +11%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $67.36 ↑ +11%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $67.36 ↑ +11%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $68.04 ↑ +12%
Fresenius Medicare|All Plans $68.71 ↑ +13%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $69.04 ↑ +14%
Mercy Care Medicaid|All Plans $69.04 ↑ +14%
United Medicaid|All Plans $69.04 ↑ +14%
United Medicare|All Plans $69.05 ↑ +14%
Devoted HP Medicare|All Plans $69.39 ↑ +14%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $130.38 ↑ +115%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $139.69 ↑ +130%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $139.69 ↑ +130%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $186.23 ↑ +206%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $197.01 ↑ +224%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $197.01 ↑ +224%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $200.99 ↑ +231%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $327.79 ↑ +439%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $327.79 ↑ +439%

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H pylori (c-13) breath at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $30.45 $67.36 – $152.25
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $66.29 $37.73 – $207.47
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $32.48 $67.36 – $152.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $32.89 $67.36 – $162.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $31.67 $67.36 – $162.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $22.94 $67.36 – $152.25
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $35.12 $67.36 – $152.25
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $32.07 $67.36 – $152.25

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