Human epididymis protein 4 (he4) 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

$29.89

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.

$121.00

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.

$12.48 with United vs $101.27 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 $12.48 ↓ -58%
United Commercial|Navigate $12.48 ↓ -58%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $12.48 ↓ -58%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $20.81 ↓ -30%
Mercy Care Medicare|All Plans $20.81 ↓ -30%
WellCare Medicare|All Plans $20.81 ↓ -30%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $20.81 ↓ -30%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $20.81 ↓ -30%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $21.02 ↓ -30%
Fresenius Medicare|All Plans $21.23 ↓ -29%
United Medicare|All Plans $21.34 ↓ -29%
Devoted HP Medicare|All Plans $21.44 ↓ -28%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $43.15 ↑ +44%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $43.15 ↑ +44%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $57.53 ↑ +92%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $60.89 ↑ +104%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $60.89 ↑ +104%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $64.13 ↑ +115%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $98.86 ↑ +231%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $101.27 ↑ +239%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $101.27 ↑ +239%

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Human epididymis protein 4 (he4) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $16.30 $13.98 – $72.75
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $25.32 $13.98 – $72.75
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $17.94 $13.98 – $72.75
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $83.84 $11.66 – $64.10
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $18.43 $13.98 – $72.75
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $20.86 $13.98 – $77.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $13.19 $13.98 – $77.60
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $17.75 $13.98 – $77.60

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