Pr debridement open wound topical appl/wound asmt per session 20 sq cm/< 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

$378.95

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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.

$992.00

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.

$37.19 with Health Choice vs $1,132.00 with United — 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
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $37.19 ↓ -90%
United Medicaid|All Plans $37.19 ↓ -90%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $157.89 ↓ -58%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $206.66 ↓ -45%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $211.78 ↓ -44%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $211.78 ↓ -44%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $211.78 ↓ -44%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $211.78 ↓ -44%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $211.78 ↓ -44%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $211.78 ↓ -44%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $211.78 ↓ -44%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $211.78 ↓ -44%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $211.78 ↓ -44%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $211.78 ↓ -44%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $211.78 ↓ -44%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $218.13 ↓ -42%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $232.96 ↓ -39%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $343.92 ↓ -9%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $343.92 ↓ -9%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $390.57 ↑ +3%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $457.05 ↑ +21%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $458.56 ↑ +21%
Other Commercial|NTN $498.60 ↑ +32%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $540.15 ↑ +43%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $548.46 ↑ +45%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $581.70 ↑ +54%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $656.49 ↑ +73%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $679.62 ↑ +79%
United Commercial|Navigate $951.00 ↑ +151%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,126.00 ↑ +197%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,132.00 ↑ +199%

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Pr debridement open wound topical appl/wound asmt per session 20 sq cm/< at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $199.95 $129.70 – $349.44
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $121.15 $37.19 – $432.20
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix not published $130.17 – $473.94
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $169.50 $37.19 – $530.53
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $80.16 $59.60 – $404.35
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $53.04 $59.60 – $284.80
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $148.22 $77.20 – $289.50
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $93.09 $77.20 – $308.80

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