Removal tunnled intprtnl cath 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

$4,986.63

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.

$13,054.00

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.

$228.87 with United vs $10,312.66 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 $228.87 ↓ -95%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $228.87 ↓ -95%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $1,770.91 ↓ -64%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $1,770.91 ↓ -64%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $2,119.00 ↓ -58%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $2,269.00 ↓ -54%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $2,361.22 ↓ -53%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $2,480.26 ↓ -50%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,985.00 ↓ -40%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $3,273.65 ↓ -34%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $3,354.67 ↓ -33%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,354.67 ↓ -33%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $3,354.67 ↓ -33%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,354.67 ↓ -33%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $3,354.67 ↓ -33%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $3,354.67 ↓ -33%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $3,354.67 ↓ -33%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $3,354.67 ↓ -33%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $3,354.67 ↓ -33%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $3,354.67 ↓ -33%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $3,354.67 ↓ -33%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $3,455.31 ↓ -31%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $3,499.51 ↓ -30%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $3,690.14 ↓ -26%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $6,135.38 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $7,179.70 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $7,832.40 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $8,485.10 ↑ +70%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $9,137.80 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $9,137.80 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $10,312.66 ↑ +107%

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Removal tunnled intprtnl cath at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $1,467.44 $949.44 – $5,535.21
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $1,586.31 $1,170.00 – $5,535.21
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix not published $228.87 – $3,455.32
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $1,605.19 $1,038.00 – $5,535.21
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $2,330.39 $1,038.00 – $5,535.21
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $1,401.86 $1,170.00 – $5,535.21
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $1,184.61 $1,170.00 – $5,535.21
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $1,135.42 $1,170.00 – $5,032.01

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