Hbb full gene sequence 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

$560.02

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.

$1,466.00

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.

$136.32 with United vs $1,298.00 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 $136.32 ↓ -76%
United Commercial|Options PPO $194.75 ↓ -65%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $194.75 ↓ -65%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $246.62 ↓ -56%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -42%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -42%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -42%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -42%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -42%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -42%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $324.58 ↓ -42%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -42%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $324.58 ↓ -42%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $324.58 ↓ -42%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -42%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -42%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $324.58 ↓ -42%
United Medicaid|All Plans $332.69 ↓ -41%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $357.04 ↓ -36%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $610.06 ↑ +9%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $675.14 ↑ +21%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $713.90 ↑ +27%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $721.55 ↑ +29%
Other Commercial|NTN $778.80 ↑ +39%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $843.70 ↑ +51%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $908.60 ↑ +62%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $908.60 ↑ +62%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $949.41 ↑ +70%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $1,021.67 ↑ +82%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,025.42 ↑ +83%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $1,267.23 ↑ +126%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $1,267.23 ↑ +126%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $1,298.00 ↑ +132%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $1,298.00 ↑ +132%

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Hbb full gene sequence at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $824.40 $194.74 – $2,941.20
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $319.39 $181.77 – $999.71
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $323.68 $324.58 – $1,065.60
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $355.03 $324.58 – $1,251.20
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $688.16 $324.58 – $1,173.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $276.83 $324.58 – $1,173.00
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale $339.39 $72.99 – $1,173.00
Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) Prescott $2,671.20 $324.58 – $3,060.00

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