IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis addl sequential infusion new drug/substance > 1 hour 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

$149.54

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.

$653.00

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.

$29.68 with Mercy Care vs $533.51 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 $29.68 ↓ -80%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $29.68 ↓ -80%
United Medicaid|All Plans $29.68 ↓ -80%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $75.85 ↓ -49%
Mercy Care Medicare|All Plans $75.85 ↓ -49%
WellCare Medicare|All Plans $75.85 ↓ -49%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $75.85 ↓ -49%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $75.85 ↓ -49%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $76.61 ↓ -49%
Fresenius Medicare|All Plans $77.37 ↓ -48%
United Medicare|All Plans $77.75 ↓ -48%
Devoted HP Medicare|All Plans $78.13 ↓ -48%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $128.42 ↓ -14%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $128.42 ↓ -14%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $171.20 ↑ +14%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $299.08 ↑ +100%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $299.08 ↑ +100%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $346.09 ↑ +131%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $533.51 ↑ +257%

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IV infusion therapy/prophylaxis/diagnosis addl sequential infusion new drug/substance > 1 hour at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $132.59 $44.93 – $261.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $106.49 $44.93 – $261.00
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $239.52 $29.68 – $471.63
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $153.51 $29.68 – $339.57
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $106.96 $44.93 – $299.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $112.20 $44.93 – $299.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $115.88 $44.93 – $261.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $76.21 $44.93 – $278.40

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