Ins picc wo subq prt/pmp w image guidnc <5yr 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

$1,000.46

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.

$2,619.00

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.

$83.68 with Health Choice vs $3,772.00 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 $83.68 ↓ -92%
United Medicaid|All Plans $83.68 ↓ -92%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $497.61 ↓ -50%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $643.04 ↓ -36%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $658.95 ↓ -34%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $658.95 ↓ -34%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $658.95 ↓ -34%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $658.95 ↓ -34%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $658.95 ↓ -34%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $658.95 ↓ -34%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $658.95 ↓ -34%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $658.95 ↓ -34%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $658.95 ↓ -34%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $658.95 ↓ -34%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $658.95 ↓ -34%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $678.72 ↓ -32%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $724.85 ↓ -28%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $1,230.93 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $1,440.45 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $1,571.40 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $1,702.35 ↑ +70%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $1,770.91 ↑ +77%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $1,770.91 ↑ +77%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $1,833.30 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $1,833.30 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,069.01 ↑ +107%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $2,361.22 ↑ +136%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $2,678.00 ↑ +168%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $2,867.00 ↑ +187%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $3,499.51 ↑ +250%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,772.00 ↑ +277%

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Ins picc wo subq prt/pmp w image guidnc <5yr at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $990.94 $392.67 – $2,076.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,071.22 $392.67 – $2,076.00
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $83.68 – $678.72
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $912.22 $392.67 – $2,010.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $1,324.35 $392.67 – $2,010.40
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $946.66 $392.67 – $4,018.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $799.95 $392.67 – $2,214.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $766.74 $392.67 – $2,076.00

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