Insulin test cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 28 hospitals list a cash price for insulin blood test: from $5.91 to $134.00, with a median of $11.36. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center — $5.45 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $27.32 at 50 hospitals.
- The median here, $11.36, is 82% below the US median of $61.71.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($11.43).
- 10 of 28 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 28 facilities across 13 cities for code 83525, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center lowest Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 RL-A-INS F T 70155A File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $5.91 | $22.86 | $11.43–$22.86 | 74% |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 LAB INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $6.44 | $57.00 | $11.43–$46.77 | 89% |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 LAB INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $7.24 | $57.00 | $11.43–$53.68 | 87% |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 412-3000 LAB INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $8.55 | $57.00 | $11.43–$53.68 | 85% |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 LAB INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 19, 2026 · source file | $8.61 | $57.00 | $11.43–$49.50 | 85% |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ · (623) 524-4000 LAB INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 22, 2026 · source file | $8.78 | $57.00 | $11.43–$49.50 | 85% |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 865-4470 LAB INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 22, 2026 · source file | $9.01 | $57.00 | $11.43–$53.68 | 84% |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 327-4000 LAB INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $9.01 | $57.00 | $11.43–$53.68 | 84% |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 LAB INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $9.12 | $57.00 | $11.43–$53.68 | 84% |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 543-2000 LAB INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 22, 2026 · source file | $9.46 | $57.00 | $11.43–$54.44 | 83% |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 RL-A-INSULIN TOTAL 70155A File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $9.51 | $51.00 | $11.43–$55.69 | 81% |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek, AZ · (480) 394-4000 LAB INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $9.86 | $57.00 | $11.43–$53.68 | 83% |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ · (480) 733-3300 LAB INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $10.83 | $57.00 | $11.43–$49.50 | 81% |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 LAB INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 24, 2026 · source file | $11.17 | $57.00 | $11.43–$53.68 | 80% |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 SJP-INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $11.36 | $44.00 | $11.43–$44.00 | 74% |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 RL-A-INSULIN TOTAL 70155A File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $11.54 | $51.00 | $11.43–$55.69 | 77% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 RL-A-INS F T 70155A File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $12.69 | $45.72 | $6.52–$45.72 | 72% |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC INSULIN TOTAL File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $13.14 | $100.00 | $7.43–$31.96 | 87% |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $24.61 | $132.00 | $11.43–$107.85 | 81% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 INSULIN SERUM File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $25.89 | $8.00 | $3.20–$6.40 | -224% |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $29.86 | $132.00 | $11.43–$107.85 | 77% |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $46.97 | $125.00 | $4.80–$98.75 | 62% |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 S/O INSULIN TOTAL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $104.29 | $404.00 | $11.43–$311.08 | 74% |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Insulin; Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Insulin; Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Insulin; Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Insulin; Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Insulin; Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Insulin; Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Insulin; Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Insulin; Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Insulin; Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $134.00 | $134.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $5.91, median $11.36, highest $134.00 — a 22.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $11.27. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 18 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 14 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What insulin test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Insulin test explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83525 ($51.35). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZLAB INSULIN TOTAL | $4.79 | file |