Lactoferrin fecal qualitative 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

$43.55

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.

$114.00

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.

$8.27 with United vs $87.00 with BCBS - AZ — 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 $8.27 ↓ -81%
United Commercial|Options PPO $11.82 ↓ -73%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $11.82 ↓ -73%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $16.53 ↓ -62%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $19.70 ↓ -55%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $19.70 ↓ -55%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $19.70 ↓ -55%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $19.70 ↓ -55%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $19.70 ↓ -55%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $19.70 ↓ -55%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $19.70 ↓ -55%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $19.70 ↓ -55%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $19.70 ↓ -55%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $19.70 ↓ -55%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $19.70 ↓ -55%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $19.70 ↓ -55%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $19.70 ↓ -55%
United Medicaid|All Plans $20.19 ↓ -54%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $21.67 ↓ -50%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $40.89 ↓ -6%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $40.99 ↓ -6%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $43.81 ↑ +1%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $47.85 ↑ +10%
Other Commercial|NTN $52.20 ↑ +20%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $56.55 ↑ +30%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $57.65 ↑ +32%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $60.90 ↑ +40%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $60.90 ↑ +40%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $62.03 ↑ +42%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $67.92 ↑ +56%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $67.92 ↑ +56%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $68.73 ↑ +58%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $87.00 ↑ +100%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $87.00 ↑ +100%

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Lactoferrin fecal qualitative at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $15.68 $19.70 – $54.75
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $15.48 $19.70 – $54.75
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $54.51 $11.82 – $109.48
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $19.39 $11.04 – $60.68
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $15.88 $19.70 – $58.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $15.29 $19.70 – $58.40
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $12.45 $19.70 – $54.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $14.80 $19.70 – $58.40

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