88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center

350 W Thomas Rd, Phoenix, AZ · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1982733655

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$86.72

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.

$227.00

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.

$7.98 with United vs $222.75 with BCBS - AZ — 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|Navigate $7.98 ↓ -91%
United Commercial|Options PPO $11.39 ↓ -87%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $11.39 ↓ -87%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $40.90 ↓ -53%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $43.13 ↓ -50%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $43.71 ↓ -50%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $57.51 ↓ -34%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $58.00 ↓ -33%
United Medicaid|All Plans $58.65 ↓ -32%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $106.69 ↑ +23%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $113.22 ↑ +31%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $113.22 ↑ +31%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $124.85 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $136.20 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $147.55 ↑ +70%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $150.95 ↑ +74%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $158.90 ↑ +83%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $158.90 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $179.33 ↑ +107%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $222.75 ↑ +157%

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88334 ap bill cytologic exam each additional site at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $48.78 $11.39 – $174.03
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $73.80 $22.79 – $231.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $29.16 $12.26 – $96.32
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $28.08 $12.26 – $95.20
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $25.20 $12.26 – $105.00
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott $51.20 $47.48 – $65.55
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa $52.62 $11.39 – $174.03
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler $80.40 $11.39 – $252.00

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