Fresh frozen plasma thawing ea un 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

$266.26

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.

$697.00

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.

$1.18 with Cigna vs $487.90 with Health Net — 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
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $1.18 ↓ -100%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $1.27 ↓ -100%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1.67 ↓ -99%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $4.41 ↓ -98%
United Medicaid|All Plans $4.41 ↓ -98%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $59.66 ↓ -78%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $60.08 ↓ -77%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $63.29 ↓ -76%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $63.29 ↓ -76%
United Commercial|Navigate $68.35 ↓ -74%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $84.38 ↓ -68%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $96.68 ↓ -64%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $96.68 ↓ -64%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $96.68 ↓ -64%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $97.64 ↓ -63%
United Commercial|Options PPO $97.64 ↓ -63%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $125.06 ↓ -53%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $178.23 ↓ -33%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↓ -31%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↓ -31%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $182.64 ↓ -31%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↓ -31%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↓ -31%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $182.64 ↓ -31%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↓ -31%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↓ -31%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↓ -31%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $182.64 ↓ -31%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $182.64 ↓ -31%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $188.12 ↓ -29%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $200.90 ↓ -25%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $207.24 ↓ -22%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $254.34 ↓ -4%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $327.59 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $383.35 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $418.20 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $453.05 ↑ +70%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $487.90 ↑ +83%

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Fresh frozen plasma thawing ea un at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $62.78 $1.00 – $301.36
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $94.53 $1.00 – $301.36
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $54.96 $1.67 – $196.08
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $153.51 $1.18 – $480.48
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $74.82 $1.11 – $301.36
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $64.60 $1.11 – $301.36
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $212.06 $1.00 – $301.36
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $58.76 $1.00 – $301.36

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