Evaluation cervicovaginal fluid for specific amniotic fluid proteins qualitative each specimen 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

$182.98

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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.

$479.00

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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$41.21 with United vs $479.00 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 Commercial|Navigate $41.21 ↓ -77%
United Commercial|Options PPO $58.87 ↓ -68%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $58.87 ↓ -68%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $91.01 ↓ -50%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $98.11 ↓ -46%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $98.11 ↓ -46%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $98.11 ↓ -46%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $98.11 ↓ -46%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $98.11 ↓ -46%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $98.11 ↓ -46%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $98.11 ↓ -46%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $98.11 ↓ -46%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $98.11 ↓ -46%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $98.11 ↓ -46%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $98.11 ↓ -46%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $98.11 ↓ -46%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $98.11 ↓ -46%
United Medicaid|All Plans $100.56 ↓ -45%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $107.92 ↓ -41%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $204.06 ↑ +12%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $218.09 ↑ +19%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $225.13 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $263.45 ↑ +44%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $286.97 ↑ +57%
Other Commercial|NTN $287.40 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $308.80 ↑ +69%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $311.35 ↑ +70%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $335.30 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $335.30 ↑ +83%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $338.13 ↑ +85%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $338.13 ↑ +85%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $378.41 ↑ +107%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $450.84 ↑ +146%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $479.00 ↑ +162%

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Evaluation cervicovaginal fluid for specific amniotic fluid proteins qualitative each specimen at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $47.20 $98.11 – $221.25
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $46.61 $98.11 – $221.25
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $110.84 $58.86 – $477.44
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $92.25 $36.68 – $201.74
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $47.79 $98.11 – $236.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $46.02 $98.11 – $236.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $37.47 $98.11 – $221.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $44.55 $98.11 – $236.00

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