CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast 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

$41.00

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$179.00

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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.

$94.87 with Coventry vs $1,482.00 with Aetna — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $94.87 ↑ +131%
Mercy Care Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↑ +176%
WellCare Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↑ +176%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↑ +176%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↑ +176%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↑ +176%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $114.48 ↑ +179%
Fresenius Medicare|All Plans $115.61 ↑ +182%
United Medicare|All Plans $116.18 ↑ +183%
Devoted HP Medicare|All Plans $116.75 ↑ +185%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $146.25 ↑ +257%
Mercy Care Medicaid|All Plans $148.05 ↑ +261%
United Medicaid|All Plans $148.05 ↑ +261%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $148.05 ↑ +261%
United Commercial|Navigate $235.68 ↑ +475%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $235.68 ↑ +475%
United Commercial|Options $235.68 ↑ +475%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $303.48 ↑ +640%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $303.48 ↑ +640%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $404.57 ↑ +887%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,334.00 ↑ +3154%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,334.00 ↑ +3154%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,482.00 ↑ +3515%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,482.00 ↑ +3515%

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CT thorax low dose for lung screening without contrast at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $77.52 $79.00 – $350.25
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $767.82 $113.34 – $1,587.90
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $136.29 $77.56 – $554.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $168.48 $79.00 – $1,036.80
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $164.59 $79.00 – $1,036.80
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $74.25 $79.00 – $373.60
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $77.06 $79.00 – $350.25
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $84.53 $79.00 – $350.25

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