Administration chemotherapy IV push single/initial substance/drug 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

$458.40

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.

$1,200.00

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.

$104.42 with United vs $1,200.00 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 Medicaid|All Plans $104.42 ↓ -77%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $228.00 ↓ -50%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $344.98 ↓ -25%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $353.52 ↓ -23%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $353.52 ↓ -23%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $353.52 ↓ -23%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $353.52 ↓ -23%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $353.52 ↓ -23%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $353.52 ↓ -23%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $353.52 ↓ -23%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $353.52 ↓ -23%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $353.52 ↓ -23%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $353.52 ↓ -23%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $353.52 ↓ -23%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $353.52 ↓ -23%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $388.87 ↓ -15%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $420.00 ↓ -8%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $456.00 ↓ -1%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $564.00 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $588.00 ↑ +28%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $632.00 ↑ +38%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $660.00 ↑ +44%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $660.27 ↑ +44%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $660.27 ↑ +44%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $708.00 ↑ +54%
Other Commercial|NTN $720.00 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $780.00 ↑ +70%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $840.00 ↑ +83%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $840.00 ↑ +83%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $880.36 ↑ +92%
United Commercial|Options PPO $922.00 ↑ +101%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $948.00 ↑ +107%
United Commercial|Navigate $1,067.00 ↑ +133%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $1,200.00 ↑ +162%

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Administration chemotherapy IV push single/initial substance/drug at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $222.44 $147.54 – $583.31
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $199.30 $147.54 – $583.31
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $252.89 $104.42 – $791.56
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $236.51 $147.54 – $583.31
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $208.68 $147.54 – $583.31
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $350.32 $147.54 – $583.31
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $120.55 $147.54 – $583.31
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $147.19 $147.54 – $530.28

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