Generator emblem MRI sicd subq 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

$21,670.86

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.

$56,730.00

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.

$1,092.70 with United vs $7,805.00 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 Medicaid|All Plans $1,092.70 ↓ -95%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $1,482.95 ↓ -93%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $3,043.95 ↓ -86%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $3,668.35 ↓ -83%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $4,292.75 ↓ -80%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $4,370.80 ↓ -80%
Other Commercial|NTN $4,683.00 ↓ -78%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $5,073.25 ↓ -77%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $5,463.50 ↓ -75%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $5,463.50 ↓ -75%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $6,165.95 ↓ -72%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $7,805.00 ↓ -64%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $7,805.00 ↓ -64%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $7,805.00 ↓ -64%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $7,805.00 ↓ -64%

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Generator emblem MRI sicd subq at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $33,179.71 $8,760.00 – $32,850.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $34,055.74 $8,760.00 – $44,930.25
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $33,364.25 $5,221.16 – $33,383.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $27,485.50 $8,760.00 – $38,332.50
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $18,396.67 $8,760.00 – $35,040.00
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $27,601.58 $8,760.00 – $44,930.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $30,442.11 $8,760.00 – $35,040.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $35,588.80 $8,760.00 – $35,040.00

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