Ins cerv dilator (sep proc) 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

$663.92

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.

$1,738.00

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.

$45.52 with Health Choice vs $2,985.00 with Cigna — 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
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $45.52 ↓ -93%
United Medicaid|All Plans $45.52 ↓ -93%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $316.38 ↓ -52%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $324.21 ↓ -51%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $324.21 ↓ -51%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $324.21 ↓ -51%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $324.21 ↓ -51%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $324.21 ↓ -51%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $324.21 ↓ -51%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $324.21 ↓ -51%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $324.21 ↓ -51%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $324.21 ↓ -51%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $324.21 ↓ -51%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $324.21 ↓ -51%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $330.22 ↓ -50%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $333.94 ↓ -50%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $356.63 ↓ -46%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $680.43 ↑ +2%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $680.43 ↑ +2%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $816.86 ↑ +23%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $907.24 ↑ +37%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $955.90 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $1,042.80 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $1,129.70 ↑ +70%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $1,216.60 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,216.60 ↑ +83%
United Commercial|Navigate $1,283.00 ↑ +93%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $1,344.60 ↑ +103%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $1,373.02 ↑ +107%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,738.00 ↑ +162%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,738.00 ↑ +162%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $2,119.00 ↑ +219%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $2,269.00 ↑ +242%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,985.00 ↑ +350%

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Ins cerv dilator (sep proc) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $1,183.25 $204.07 – $996.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,338.62 $204.07 – $996.00
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $45.52 – $333.94
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $323.61 $156.97 – $534.95
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $326.46 $204.07 – $996.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $1,464.78 $204.07 – $1,062.40
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $1,239.02 $204.07 – $996.00
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley $1,180.59 $204.07 – $996.00

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