Endoluminal bx urtr rnl plvs 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

$694.10

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.

$1,817.00

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.

$142.69 with Health Choice vs $3,499.51 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
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $142.69 ↓ -79%
United Medicaid|All Plans $142.69 ↓ -79%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $345.23 ↓ -50%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $853.99 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $999.35 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $1,090.20 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $1,181.05 ↑ +70%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,271.90 ↑ +83%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $1,271.90 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,435.43 ↑ +107%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $1,770.91 ↑ +155%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $1,770.91 ↑ +155%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $2,361.22 ↑ +240%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $3,499.51 ↑ +404%

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Endoluminal bx urtr rnl plvs at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $142.69 – $1,530.45
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,642.21 $603.20 – $2,412.80
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $2,384.15 $603.20 – $2,412.80
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale $1,718.64 $72.99 – $4,018.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert not published $142.69 – $1,813.22
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott not published $142.69 – $149.83
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa not published $142.69 – $1,530.45
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler not published $142.69 – $448.87

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