Photopheresis 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

$4,755.14

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.

$12,448.00

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.

$99.42 with United vs $9,833.92 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 Medicaid|All Plans $99.42 ↓ -98%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $99.42 ↓ -98%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $2,254.82 ↓ -53%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $2,254.82 ↓ -53%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $2,365.12 ↓ -50%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $3,006.43 ↓ -37%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $3,503.00 ↓ -26%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $3,750.00 ↓ -21%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $4,455.77 ↓ -6%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $4,872.95 ↑ +2%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $4,934.00 ↑ +4%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $4,993.55 ↑ +5%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,993.55 ↑ +5%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $4,993.55 ↑ +5%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $4,993.55 ↑ +5%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $4,993.55 ↑ +5%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $4,993.55 ↑ +5%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $4,993.55 ↑ +5%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $4,993.55 ↑ +5%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $4,993.55 ↑ +5%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $4,993.55 ↑ +5%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $4,993.55 ↑ +5%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $5,143.36 ↑ +8%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $5,492.90 ↑ +16%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $5,850.56 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $6,846.40 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $7,468.80 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $8,091.20 ↑ +70%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $8,713.60 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $8,713.60 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $9,833.92 ↑ +107%

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Photopheresis at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $2,462.32 $1,208.88 – $8,239.36
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $2,661.79 $2,407.30 – $8,239.36
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $99.42 – $5,143.36
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $2,496.71 $2,407.30 – $8,239.36
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $2,434.81 $2,407.30 – $8,239.36
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $2,111.55 $2,407.30 – $8,239.36
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler $3,101.98 $2,407.30 – $8,239.36
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale $2,118.42 $72.99 – $8,239.36

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