Genetic tstg severe inh cond 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

$2,780.96

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.

$7,280.00

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.

$1,028.40 with United vs $7,280.00 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 $1,028.40 ↓ -63%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $1,383.20 ↓ -50%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,469.14 ↓ -47%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,469.14 ↓ -47%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $2,448.56 ↓ -12%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $2,448.56 ↓ -12%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $2,448.56 ↓ -12%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $2,448.56 ↓ -12%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $2,448.56 ↓ -12%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,448.56 ↓ -12%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $2,448.56 ↓ -12%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $2,448.56 ↓ -12%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $2,448.56 ↓ -12%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $2,448.56 ↓ -12%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $2,448.56 ↓ -12%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $2,448.56 ↓ -12%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $2,448.56 ↓ -12%
United Medicaid|All Plans $2,509.77 ↓ -10%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $2,693.42 ↓ -3%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $3,421.60 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $4,004.00 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $4,368.00 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $4,732.00 ↑ +70%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $5,092.99 ↑ +83%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $5,096.00 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $5,096.00 ↑ +83%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $5,443.14 ↑ +96%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $5,751.20 ↑ +107%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $7,162.02 ↑ +158%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $7,280.00 ↑ +162%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $7,280.00 ↑ +162%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $7,280.00 ↑ +162%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $7,280.00 ↑ +162%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $7,280.00 ↑ +162%

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Genetic tstg severe inh cond at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $2,409.39 $1,371.20 – $7,541.57
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $2,154.20 $2,448.56 – $7,092.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $4,974.20 $2,448.56 – $8,478.75
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $2,000.98 $2,448.56 – $8,478.75
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale $2,453.18 $72.99 – $8,478.75
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler $2,624.86 $1,371.20 – $8,227.17

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