Insitu hybridization manual 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

$273.13

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.

$715.00

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.

$135.28 with United vs $562.48 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|DignityHealthEmployee $135.28 ↓ -50%
United Commercial|Navigate $143.84 ↓ -47%
United Medicaid|All Plans $155.56 ↓ -43%
United Commercial|Options PPO $205.49 ↓ -25%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $205.49 ↓ -25%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $213.57 ↓ -22%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $228.25 ↓ -16%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $281.83 ↑ +3%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $281.83 ↑ +3%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $289.87 ↑ +6%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $300.33 ↑ +10%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $334.64 ↑ +23%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $374.14 ↑ +37%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $375.77 ↑ +38%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $383.40 ↑ +40%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $383.40 ↑ +40%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $383.40 ↑ +40%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $383.40 ↑ +40%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $383.40 ↑ +40%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $383.40 ↑ +40%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $383.40 ↑ +40%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $383.40 ↑ +40%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $383.40 ↑ +40%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $383.40 ↑ +40%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $383.40 ↑ +40%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $383.40 ↑ +40%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $391.60 ↑ +43%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $421.74 ↑ +54%
Other Commercial|NTN $427.20 ↑ +56%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $462.80 ↑ +69%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $498.40 ↑ +82%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $498.40 ↑ +82%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $554.51 ↑ +103%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $562.48 ↑ +106%

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Insitu hybridization manual at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $211.84 $109.33 – $632.61
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $188.21 $183.92 – $632.61
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $246.41 $155.56 – $879.10
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $377.37 $155.56 – $1,181.18
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $201.93 $195.61 – $632.61
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $214.12 $168.87 – $632.61
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $167.64 $183.92 – $632.61
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $166.88 $183.92 – $632.61

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