Hc nm kidney imaging with flow 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

$1,456.95

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.

$3,814.00

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.

$217.79 with United vs $3,013.06 with MultiPlan — 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 $217.79 ↓ -85%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $417.94 ↓ -71%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $428.28 ↓ -71%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $428.28 ↓ -71%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $428.28 ↓ -71%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $428.28 ↓ -71%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $428.28 ↓ -71%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $428.28 ↓ -71%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $428.28 ↓ -71%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $428.28 ↓ -71%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $428.28 ↓ -71%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $428.28 ↓ -71%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $428.28 ↓ -71%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $428.28 ↓ -71%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $471.11 ↓ -68%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $724.66 ↓ -50%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $847.61 ↓ -42%
United Commercial|Options PPO $884.18 ↓ -39%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $884.18 ↓ -39%
United Commercial|Navigate $884.18 ↓ -39%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $907.30 ↓ -38%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $991.38 ↓ -32%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $991.38 ↓ -32%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $1,164.12 ↓ -20%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,193.82 ↓ -18%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $1,321.84 ↓ -9%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $1,792.58 ↑ +23%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $1,950.57 ↑ +34%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $2,097.70 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $2,288.40 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $2,479.10 ↑ +70%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $2,669.80 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,669.80 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $3,013.06 ↑ +107%

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Hc nm kidney imaging with flow at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $1,073.88 $273.41 – $2,028.75
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $570.76 $273.41 – $2,028.75
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $779.09 $217.79 – $2,438.59
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $518.98 $273.41 – $1,526.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $532.88 $273.41 – $2,028.75
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $757.40 $273.41 – $2,028.75
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $781.74 $273.41 – $2,028.75
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler $865.60 $273.41 – $2,028.75

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