MRI cardiac morph & func wwo IV cont 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

$1,289.64

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.

$3,376.00

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.

$371.44 with United vs $2,667.04 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 Medicare|Dual Complete $371.44 ↓ -71%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $380.64 ↓ -70%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $380.64 ↓ -70%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $380.64 ↓ -70%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $380.64 ↓ -70%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $380.64 ↓ -70%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $380.64 ↓ -70%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $380.64 ↓ -70%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $380.64 ↓ -70%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $380.64 ↓ -70%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $380.64 ↓ -70%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $380.64 ↓ -70%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $380.64 ↓ -70%
United Medicaid|All Plans $392.66 ↓ -70%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $418.70 ↓ -68%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $641.44 ↓ -50%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $824.45 ↓ -36%
United Commercial|Options PPO $824.45 ↓ -36%
United Commercial|Navigate $824.45 ↓ -36%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $1,409.00 ↑ +9%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $1,509.00 ↑ +17%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $1,583.00 ↑ +23%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $1,586.72 ↑ +23%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $1,838.25 ↑ +43%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $1,856.80 ↑ +44%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,985.00 ↑ +54%
Other Commercial|NTN $2,025.60 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $2,194.40 ↑ +70%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,363.20 ↑ +83%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $2,363.20 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,667.04 ↑ +107%

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MRI cardiac morph & func wwo IV cont at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $498.24 $266.89 – $1,946.25
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $490.46 $266.89 – $1,946.25
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