Ultrasound hips infant dynamic 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

$369.78

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.

$968.00

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.

$91.58 with United vs $764.72 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 $91.58 ↓ -75%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -75%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $93.85 ↓ -75%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -75%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -75%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -75%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -75%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -75%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $93.85 ↓ -75%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -75%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -75%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -75%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -75%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $103.23 ↓ -72%
United Medicaid|All Plans $142.33 ↓ -62%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $183.92 ↓ -50%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $189.46 ↓ -49%
United Commercial|Options PPO $194.81 ↓ -47%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $194.81 ↓ -47%
United Commercial|Navigate $194.81 ↓ -47%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $202.81 ↓ -45%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $266.85 ↓ -28%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $380.96 ↑ +3%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $380.96 ↑ +3%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $454.96 ↑ +23%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $497.68 ↑ +35%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $507.94 ↑ +37%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $532.40 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $580.80 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $629.20 ↑ +70%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $677.60 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $677.60 ↑ +83%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $749.55 ↑ +103%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $764.72 ↑ +107%

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Ultrasound hips infant dynamic at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $196.14 $58.65 – $421.50
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $223.68 $58.65 – $421.50
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $251.22 $93.85 – $896.25
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $202.46 $58.65 – $486.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $170.85 $58.65 – $486.40
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $179.84 $58.65 – $421.50
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $153.43 $58.65 – $421.50
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa $243.91 $58.65 – $421.50

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