Albumin body fluid quantitative each specimen at Arizona General Hospital Laveen

7171 S 51st Ave, Phoenix, AZ · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1154748416

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

$26.11

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.

$114.00

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.

$4.66 with United vs $37.86 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 $4.66 ↓ -82%
United Commercial|Navigate $4.66 ↓ -82%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $4.66 ↓ -82%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $7.78 ↓ -70%
Mercy Care Medicare|All Plans $7.78 ↓ -70%
WellCare Medicare|All Plans $7.78 ↓ -70%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $7.78 ↓ -70%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $7.78 ↓ -70%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $7.86 ↓ -70%
Fresenius Medicare|All Plans $7.94 ↓ -70%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $7.97 ↓ -69%
Mercy Care Medicaid|All Plans $7.97 ↓ -69%
United Medicaid|All Plans $7.97 ↓ -69%
United Medicare|All Plans $7.98 ↓ -69%
Devoted HP Medicare|All Plans $8.02 ↓ -69%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $16.13 ↓ -38%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $16.13 ↓ -38%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $16.96 ↓ -35%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $21.50 ↓ -18%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $22.77 ↓ -13%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $22.77 ↓ -13%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $26.15 ↑ +0%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $37.86 ↑ +45%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $37.86 ↑ +45%

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Albumin body fluid quantitative each specimen at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $9.28 $7.78 – $18.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $9.16 $7.78 – $18.00
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $46.23 $3.27 – $25.28
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $22.39 $4.36 – $23.97
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $9.40 $7.78 – $19.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $9.05 $7.78 – $19.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $7.37 $7.78 – $18.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $8.76 $7.78 – $19.20

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