Endovenous rf abl vein addl 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

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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.

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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.

$135.89 with Health Choice vs $2,685.67 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 $135.89
United Medicaid|All Plans $135.89
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $1,359.07
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $1,359.07
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $1,812.10
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $2,685.67
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth not published by hospital
Other Commercial|NTN not published by hospital
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
First Health Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee not published by hospital
Health Net Commercial|Interlink not published by hospital
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource not published by hospital

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Endovenous rf abl vein addl at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $1,822.94 $728.64 – $4,018.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,970.60 $1,018.40 – $4,018.00
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $135.89 – $1,174.53
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,392.11 $767.00 – $3,068.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $2,021.05 $767.00 – $3,068.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,802.57 $1,018.40 – $4,018.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $1,563.24 $1,018.40 – $3,819.00
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale $1,568.34 $72.99 – $4,018.00

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