Crbrospnl fld flw imag cistern 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

$1,099.02

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.

$2,877.00

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.

$322.21 with United vs $2,877.00 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 $322.21 ↓ -71%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $546.63 ↓ -50%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $559.84 ↓ -49%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -48%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -48%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -48%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -48%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -48%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -48%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -48%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $573.70 ↓ -48%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $573.70 ↓ -48%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -48%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -48%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $573.70 ↓ -48%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $631.07 ↓ -43%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $1,100.19 ↑ +0%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,158.73 ↑ +5%
United Commercial|Navigate $1,158.73 ↑ +5%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,158.73 ↑ +5%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $1,177.67 ↑ +7%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $1,352.19 ↑ +23%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $1,479.91 ↑ +35%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $1,479.91 ↑ +35%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,549.56 ↑ +41%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $1,582.35 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $1,726.20 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $1,795.40 ↑ +63%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $1,870.05 ↑ +70%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $1,973.21 ↑ +80%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,013.90 ↑ +83%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $2,013.90 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,272.83 ↑ +107%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $2,877.00 ↑ +162%

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Crbrospnl fld flw imag cistern at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $658.62 $354.82 – $1,244.25
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $350.05 $354.82 – $1,244.25
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Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $326.82 $354.82 – $1,244.25
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