Coronary angio/cath placement bypass graft/lv gram/lt heart 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

$9,172.21

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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.

$24,011.00

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.

$1,154.03 with United vs $22,602.10 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 $1,154.03 ↓ -87%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $3,345.32 ↓ -64%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $3,428.11 ↓ -63%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $3,428.11 ↓ -63%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,428.11 ↓ -63%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,428.11 ↓ -63%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $3,428.11 ↓ -63%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $3,428.11 ↓ -63%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $3,428.11 ↓ -63%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $3,428.11 ↓ -63%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $3,428.11 ↓ -63%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $3,428.11 ↓ -63%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $3,428.11 ↓ -63%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $3,428.11 ↓ -63%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $3,770.92 ↓ -59%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $4,562.09 ↓ -50%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $8,443.00 ↓ -8%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $9,038.00 ↓ -1%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $10,361.00 ↑ +13%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $10,632.00 ↑ +16%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $11,285.17 ↑ +23%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $11,487.55 ↑ +25%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $11,487.55 ↑ +25%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $11,892.00 ↑ +30%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $13,206.05 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $14,406.60 ↑ +57%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $15,316.73 ↑ +67%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $15,607.15 ↑ +70%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $16,807.70 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $16,807.70 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $18,968.69 ↑ +107%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $22,602.10 ↑ +146%

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Coronary angio/cath placement bypass graft/lv gram/lt heart at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $5,214.67 $2,101.79 – $14,758.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $3,719.14 $2,101.79 – $14,758.50
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $6,992.55 $1,154.03 – $21,887.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $3,197.28 $2,101.79 – $12,122.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,742.60 $2,101.79 – $12,122.40
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $4,960.04 $2,101.79 – $14,758.50
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $3,876.57 $2,101.79 – $15,742.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $2,774.60 $2,101.79 – $14,758.50

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