Athrectomy tib/pero/unilat/ini ves 37229 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

$16,873.71

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.

$44,172.00

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.

$702.72 with Health Choice vs $34,895.88 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 $702.72 ↓ -96%
United Medicaid|All Plans $702.72 ↓ -96%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $3,503.00 ↓ -79%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $3,750.00 ↓ -78%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $4,934.00 ↓ -71%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $5,292.14 ↓ -69%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $5,292.14 ↓ -69%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $7,056.19 ↓ -58%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $8,392.68 ↓ -50%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $10,457.84 ↓ -38%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $18,676.43 ↑ +11%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $19,138.63 ↑ +13%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $19,138.63 ↑ +13%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $19,138.63 ↑ +13%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $19,138.63 ↑ +13%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $19,138.63 ↑ +13%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $19,138.63 ↑ +13%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $19,138.63 ↑ +13%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $19,138.63 ↑ +13%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $19,138.63 ↑ +13%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $19,138.63 ↑ +13%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $19,138.63 ↑ +13%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $19,712.79 ↑ +17%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $20,760.84 ↑ +23%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $21,052.49 ↑ +25%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $24,294.60 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $26,503.20 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $28,711.80 ↑ +70%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $30,920.40 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $30,920.40 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $34,895.88 ↑ +107%

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Athrectomy tib/pero/unilat/ini ves 37229 at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $12,001.59 $2,837.28 – $16,761.75
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $12,973.79 $4,018.00 – $16,761.75
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $702.72 – $19,712.79
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $6,851.35 $702.72 – $21,445.27
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $9,279.01 $3,243.00 – $13,632.80
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $13,471.17 $3,243.00 – $13,632.80
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $11,465.21 $4,018.00 – $16,761.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $9,688.44 $4,018.00 – $17,879.20

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