Ultrasound breast unilateral limited (both sides) 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

$143.82

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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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$628.00

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.

$89.40 with Mercy Care vs $513.25 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

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 $89.40 ↓ -38%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $89.40 ↓ -38%
United Medicaid|All Plans $89.40 ↓ -38%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -35%
Mercy Care Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -35%
WellCare Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -35%
Alignment Health Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -35%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -35%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $94.79 ↓ -34%
Fresenius Medicare|All Plans $95.73 ↓ -33%
United Medicare|All Plans $96.20 ↓ -33%
Devoted HP Medicare|All Plans $96.67 ↓ -33%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $134.27 ↓ -7%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $134.27 ↓ -7%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $178.99 ↑ +24%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $194.80 ↑ +35%
United Commercial|Navigate $194.80 ↑ +35%
United Commercial|Options $194.80 ↑ +35%
Coventry Commercial|All Plans $229.49 ↑ +60%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $311.33 ↑ +116%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $311.33 ↑ +116%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $353.77 ↑ +146%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $513.25 ↑ +257%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $513.25 ↑ +257%

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Ultrasound breast unilateral limited (both sides) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $169.26 $58.65 – $347.17
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $193.03 $58.65 – $242.25
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix $269.31 $88.73 – $368.93
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $155.84 $58.65 – $409.57
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $131.51 $58.65 – $409.57
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $155.20 $58.65 – $242.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $71.78 $58.65 – $258.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $132.40 $58.65 – $242.25

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