Ablate pulm tumor perq crybl 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

$7,752.31

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.

$20,294.00

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.

$449.17 with Health Choice vs $16,032.26 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
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $449.17 ↓ -94%
United Medicaid|All Plans $449.17 ↓ -94%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $2,296.15 ↓ -70%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $2,296.15 ↓ -70%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $3,061.53 ↓ -61%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $3,503.00 ↓ -55%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $3,750.00 ↓ -52%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $3,855.86 ↓ -50%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $4,537.43 ↓ -41%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $4,934.00 ↓ -36%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $9,538.18 ↑ +23%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $10,828.50 ↑ +40%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $11,096.49 ↑ +43%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $11,096.49 ↑ +43%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $11,096.49 ↑ +43%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $11,096.49 ↑ +43%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $11,096.49 ↑ +43%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $11,096.49 ↑ +43%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $11,096.49 ↑ +43%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $11,096.49 ↑ +43%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $11,096.49 ↑ +43%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $11,096.49 ↑ +43%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $11,096.49 ↑ +43%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $11,161.70 ↑ +44%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $11,429.38 ↑ +47%
Other Commercial|NTN $12,176.40 ↑ +57%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $12,206.14 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $13,191.10 ↑ +70%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $14,205.80 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $14,205.80 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $16,032.26 ↑ +107%

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Ablate pulm tumor perq crybl at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $4,252.68 $1,231.03 – $8,578.00
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $449.17 – $11,429.39
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $6,213.47 $2,282.20 – $9,128.80
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $9,020.66 $1,901.41 – $9,128.80
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $4,062.62 $1,583.80 – $5,939.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $3,433.03 $1,583.80 – $6,335.20
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $4,205.17 $1,583.80 – $8,578.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $3,646.85 $1,583.80 – $5,939.25

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