Aep neurodiagnostic i&r 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

$642.53

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.

$1,682.00

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.

$87.62 with United vs $1,328.78 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
United Medicaid|All Plans $87.62 ↓ -86%
United Commercial|Navigate $174.00 ↓ -73%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $253.00 ↓ -61%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $260.58 ↓ -59%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $260.58 ↓ -59%
United Commercial|Options PPO $319.00 ↓ -50%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $319.58 ↓ -50%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $323.88 ↓ -50%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $331.90 ↓ -48%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $331.90 ↓ -48%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $331.90 ↓ -48%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $331.90 ↓ -48%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $331.90 ↓ -48%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $331.90 ↓ -48%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $331.90 ↓ -48%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $331.90 ↓ -48%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $331.90 ↓ -48%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $331.90 ↓ -48%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $331.90 ↓ -48%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $331.90 ↓ -48%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $347.44 ↓ -46%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $365.09 ↓ -43%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $512.70 ↓ -20%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $790.54 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $925.10 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $1,009.20 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $1,093.30 ↑ +70%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $1,177.40 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,177.40 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,328.78 ↑ +107%

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Aep neurodiagnostic i&r at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $377.07 $101.09 – $859.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $342.94 $191.73 – $859.50
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $252.70 $191.73 – $577.60
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $213.41 $156.14 – $577.60
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $288.86 $191.73 – $859.50
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $276.37 $191.73 – $916.80
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $302.54 $101.09 – $916.80
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $845.75 $191.73 – $859.50

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