Irrigation implantable venous access device for drug delivery systems 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

$190.24

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$498.00

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$26.11 with United vs $492.00 with United — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
United Medicaid|All Plans $26.11 ↓ -86%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $61.78 ↓ -68%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $63.31 ↓ -67%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $63.31 ↓ -67%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $63.31 ↓ -67%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $63.31 ↓ -67%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $63.31 ↓ -67%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $63.31 ↓ -67%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $63.31 ↓ -67%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $63.31 ↓ -67%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $63.31 ↓ -67%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $63.31 ↓ -67%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $63.31 ↓ -67%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $63.31 ↓ -67%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $69.64 ↓ -63%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $94.62 ↓ -50%
United Commercial|Navigate $99.00 ↓ -48%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $145.00 ↓ -24%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $149.40 ↓ -21%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $149.40 ↓ -21%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $199.21 ↑ +5%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $234.06 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $273.90 ↑ +44%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $293.82 ↑ +54%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $293.96 ↑ +55%
Other Commercial|NTN $298.80 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $323.70 ↑ +70%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $348.60 ↑ +83%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $348.60 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $393.42 ↑ +107%
United Commercial|Options PPO $492.00 ↑ +159%

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Irrigation implantable venous access device for drug delivery systems at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $102.17 $40.35 – $258.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $111.44 $26.11 – $247.94
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $54.13 $38.32 – $155.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $72.94 $38.32 – $155.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $86.34 $40.35 – $258.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $68.11 $40.35 – $275.20
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $79.46 $38.32 – $258.00
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West $81.53 $40.35 – $275.20

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