Russell viper venom diluted 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

$42.37

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.

$185.00

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.

$5.74 with United vs $46.59 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 $5.74 ↓ -86%
United Commercial|Navigate $5.74 ↓ -86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5.74 ↓ -86%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $9.58 ↓ -77%
Mercy Care Medicare|All Plans $9.58 ↓ -77%
WellCare Medicare|All Plans $9.58 ↓ -77%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $9.58 ↓ -77%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $9.58 ↓ -77%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $9.68 ↓ -77%
Fresenius Medicare|All Plans $9.78 ↓ -77%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $9.82 ↓ -77%
Mercy Care Medicaid|All Plans $9.82 ↓ -77%
United Medicaid|All Plans $9.82 ↓ -77%
United Medicare|All Plans $9.82 ↓ -77%
Devoted HP Medicare|All Plans $9.87 ↓ -77%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $19.87 ↓ -53%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $19.87 ↓ -53%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $20.67 ↓ -51%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $26.49 ↓ -37%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $28.04 ↓ -34%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $28.04 ↓ -34%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $31.87 ↓ -25%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $46.59 ↑ +10%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $46.59 ↑ +10%

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Russell viper venom diluted at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $10.98 $9.58 – $45.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $13.56 $9.58 – $45.00
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $66.09 $4.02 – $63.20
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $9.43 $5.37 – $29.51
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $8.22 $9.58 – $48.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $7.80 $9.58 – $48.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $27.00 $9.58 – $45.00
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale $35.15 $9.58 – $42.00

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