Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer auto screen/manual rescreen/review 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

$69.53

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.

$182.00

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.

$11.18 with United vs $143.78 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
United Commercial|Navigate $11.18 ↓ -84%
United Commercial|Options PPO $15.97 ↓ -77%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $15.97 ↓ -77%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $26.61 ↓ -62%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $26.61 ↓ -62%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $26.61 ↓ -62%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $26.61 ↓ -62%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $26.61 ↓ -62%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $26.61 ↓ -62%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $26.61 ↓ -62%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $26.61 ↓ -62%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $26.61 ↓ -62%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $26.61 ↓ -62%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $26.61 ↓ -62%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $26.61 ↓ -62%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $26.61 ↓ -62%
United Medicaid|All Plans $27.28 ↓ -61%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $29.27 ↓ -58%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $34.58 ↓ -50%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $55.36 ↓ -20%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $59.17 ↓ -15%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $77.85 ↑ +12%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $83.74 ↑ +20%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $85.54 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $100.10 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $109.20 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $118.30 ↑ +70%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $127.40 ↑ +83%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $127.40 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $143.78 ↑ +107%

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Cytopathology cervical/vaginal thin layer auto screen/manual rescreen/review at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $37.79 $26.61 – $114.75
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $33.97 $26.61 – $114.75
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $42.14 $15.96 – $150.33
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $31.85 $26.61 – $104.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $30.68 $26.61 – $104.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $32.59 $26.61 – $114.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $33.05 $26.61 – $122.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $27.54 $26.61 – $114.75

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