Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic each addl sequential IV push new substance/drug 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

$115.19

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.

$503.00

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.

$16.09 with Mercy Care vs $410.96 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
Mercy Care Medicaid|All Plans $16.09 ↓ -86%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $16.09 ↓ -86%
United Medicaid|All Plans $16.09 ↓ -86%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $49.18 ↓ -57%
Mercy Care Medicare|All Plans $49.18 ↓ -57%
WellCare Medicare|All Plans $49.18 ↓ -57%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $49.18 ↓ -57%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $49.18 ↓ -57%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $49.68 ↓ -57%
Fresenius Medicare|All Plans $50.17 ↓ -56%
United Medicare|All Plans $50.41 ↓ -56%
Devoted HP Medicare|All Plans $50.66 ↓ -56%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $87.88 ↓ -24%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $87.88 ↓ -24%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $117.15 ↑ +2%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $230.38 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $230.38 ↑ +100%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $266.59 ↑ +131%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $410.96 ↑ +257%

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Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic each addl sequential IV push new substance/drug at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $82.86 $29.00 – $209.25
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $69.75 $29.00 – $209.25
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $156.62 $16.09 – $308.10
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $253.88 $16.09 – $238.70
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $70.87 $29.00 – $203.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $95.50 $29.00 – $203.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $70.03 $29.00 – $209.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $61.10 $29.00 – $223.20

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