Cta lower extremity without & w/contrast (both sides) 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

$1,186.11

Cash price

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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.

$3,105.00

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.

$185.16 with United vs $2,058.06 with Aetna — 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 Medicare|Dual Complete $185.16 ↓ -84%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -84%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -84%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $189.74 ↓ -84%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -84%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -84%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -84%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $189.74 ↓ -84%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -84%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -84%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -84%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -84%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $189.74 ↓ -84%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $195.43 ↓ -84%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $208.71 ↓ -82%
United Medicaid|All Plans $347.60 ↓ -71%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $393.30 ↓ -67%
United Commercial|Options PPO $393.89 ↓ -67%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $393.89 ↓ -67%
United Commercial|Navigate $393.89 ↓ -67%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $972.90 ↓ -18%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $1,018.00 ↓ -14%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $1,090.00 ↓ -8%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $1,138.50 ↓ -4%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $1,151.00 ↓ -3%
Other Commercial|NTN $1,242.00 ↑ +5%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $1,268.21 ↑ +7%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $1,345.50 ↑ +13%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,366.20 ↑ +15%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,434.00 ↑ +21%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $1,449.00 ↑ +22%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,635.30 ↑ +38%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,058.06 ↑ +74%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $2,058.06 ↑ +74%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $2,058.06 ↑ +74%

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Cta lower extremity without & w/contrast (both sides) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $426.79 $129.45 – $1,928.25
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $511.63 $129.45 – $1,928.25
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $552.35 $189.74 – $1,977.81
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $368.42 $129.45 – $2,267.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $359.92 $129.45 – $2,267.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $403.65 $129.45 – $1,928.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $408.79 $129.45 – $2,056.80
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $424.22 $129.45 – $1,928.25

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