Pr biopsy skin punch single lesion 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

$348.77

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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.

$913.00

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.

$48.64 with United vs $721.27 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 $48.64 ↓ -86%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $48.64 ↓ -86%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $173.47 ↓ -50%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $194.05 ↓ -44%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $194.05 ↓ -44%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $258.73 ↓ -26%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $383.45 ↑ +10%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $415.54 ↑ +19%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $425.83 ↑ +22%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $425.83 ↑ +22%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $425.83 ↑ +22%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $425.83 ↑ +22%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $425.83 ↑ +22%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $425.83 ↑ +22%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $425.83 ↑ +22%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $425.83 ↑ +22%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $425.83 ↑ +22%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $425.83 ↑ +22%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $425.83 ↑ +22%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $429.11 ↑ +23%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $438.60 ↑ +26%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $468.41 ↑ +34%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $502.15 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $547.80 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $593.45 ↑ +70%
Connected Care Commercial|Intel $602.58 ↑ +73%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $639.10 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $639.10 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $721.27 ↑ +107%

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Pr biopsy skin punch single lesion at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $379.69 $104.03 – $702.62
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $48.64 – $438.61
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $108.47 $170.30 – $702.62
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $281.47 $246.29 – $702.62
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $176.77 $204.18 – $702.62
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $329.85 $156.60 – $638.75
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert $225.03 $250.73 – $702.62
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa $207.44 $224.24 – $702.62

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