Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe mycobacteria tuberculosis 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

$302.93

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.

$793.00

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.

$17.51 with United vs $626.47 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 Commercial|Navigate $17.51 ↓ -94%
United Commercial|Options PPO $25.01 ↓ -92%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $25.01 ↓ -92%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $41.68 ↓ -86%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $41.68 ↓ -86%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $41.68 ↓ -86%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $41.68 ↓ -86%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $41.68 ↓ -86%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $41.68 ↓ -86%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $41.68 ↓ -86%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $41.68 ↓ -86%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $41.68 ↓ -86%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $41.68 ↓ -86%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $41.68 ↓ -86%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $41.68 ↓ -86%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $41.68 ↓ -86%
United Medicaid|All Plans $42.72 ↓ -86%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $45.85 ↓ -85%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $86.69 ↓ -71%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $92.65 ↓ -69%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $121.91 ↓ -60%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $131.19 ↓ -57%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $143.62 ↓ -53%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $143.62 ↓ -53%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $150.67 ↓ -50%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $191.49 ↓ -37%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $282.57 ↓ -7%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $372.71 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $436.15 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $475.80 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $515.45 ↑ +70%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $555.10 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $555.10 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $626.47 ↑ +107%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe mycobacteria tuberculosis at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $27.85 $41.68 – $94.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $34.15 $41.68 – $94.50
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Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $28.10 $41.68 – $94.50
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