Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe hsv-1 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

$235.32

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.

$616.00

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.

$14.74 with United vs $123.00 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 $14.74 ↓ -94%
United Commercial|Options PPO $21.05 ↓ -91%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $21.05 ↓ -91%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $23.37 ↓ -90%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $35.09 ↓ -85%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $35.09 ↓ -85%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $35.09 ↓ -85%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $35.09 ↓ -85%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $35.09 ↓ -85%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $35.09 ↓ -85%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $35.09 ↓ -85%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $35.09 ↓ -85%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $35.09 ↓ -85%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $35.09 ↓ -85%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $35.09 ↓ -85%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $35.09 ↓ -85%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $35.09 ↓ -85%
United Medicaid|All Plans $35.97 ↓ -85%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $38.60 ↓ -84%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $57.81 ↓ -75%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $67.65 ↓ -71%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $72.99 ↓ -69%
Other Commercial|NTN $73.80 ↓ -69%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $78.01 ↓ -67%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $79.95 ↓ -66%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $86.10 ↓ -63%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $86.10 ↓ -63%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $97.17 ↓ -59%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $102.65 ↓ -56%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $110.45 ↓ -53%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $120.95 ↓ -49%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $120.95 ↓ -49%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $123.00 ↓ -48%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $123.00 ↓ -48%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe hsv-1 at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $23.43 $35.09 – $79.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $28.73 $35.09 – $79.50
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $40.77 $21.05 – $170.77
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $181.80 $3.09 – $22.06
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $24.80 $35.09 – $84.80
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $17.70 $35.09 – $84.80
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $23.64 $35.09 – $79.50
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale $62.10 $35.09 – $74.20

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