Connector tis 2x10mm 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

$2,848.96

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.

$7,458.00

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.

$705.92 with Aetna vs $4,412.00 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
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $705.92 ↓ -75%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $705.92 ↓ -75%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $705.92 ↓ -75%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $838.28 ↓ -71%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $1,032.94 ↓ -64%
United Medicaid|All Plans $1,032.94 ↓ -64%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $1,312.86 ↓ -54%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $1,408.15 ↓ -51%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $1,676.56 ↓ -41%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $1,720.68 ↓ -40%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,852.83 ↓ -35%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $2,073.64 ↓ -27%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $2,426.60 ↓ -15%
Other Commercial|NTN $2,647.20 ↓ -7%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $2,867.80 ↑ +1%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,911.92 ↑ +2%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $3,088.40 ↑ +8%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,485.48 ↑ +22%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $4,317.22 ↑ +52%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $4,317.22 ↑ +52%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $4,412.00 ↑ +55%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $4,412.00 ↑ +55%

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Connector tis 2x10mm at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $1,707.89 $1,032.94 – $6,093.19
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $5,115.57 $1,032.94 – $9,468.69
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa $1,842.13 $1,032.94 – $6,093.19
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler $5,573.06 $1,032.94 – $10,329.48

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