Ultrasound joint/nonvascular extremity limited left 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

$145.93

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.

$382.00

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.

$66.52 with United vs $334.53 with Aetna — 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 $66.52 ↓ -54%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $66.52 ↓ -54%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $72.58 ↓ -50%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $90.23 ↓ -38%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $90.23 ↓ -38%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $110.60 ↓ -24%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -22%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -22%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $113.34 ↓ -22%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -22%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -22%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $113.34 ↓ -22%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -22%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -22%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -22%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -22%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -22%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $116.74 ↓ -20%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $120.30 ↓ -18%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $124.67 ↓ -15%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $178.30 ↑ +22%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $179.54 ↑ +23%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $206.14 ↑ +41%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $210.10 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $229.20 ↑ +57%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $233.09 ↑ +60%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $235.69 ↑ +62%
United Commercial|Navigate $235.69 ↑ +62%
United Commercial|Options PPO $235.69 ↑ +62%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $248.30 ↑ +70%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $249.50 ↑ +71%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $252.12 ↑ +73%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $267.40 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $301.78 ↑ +107%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $328.29 ↑ +125%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $334.53 ↑ +129%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $334.53 ↑ +129%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $334.53 ↑ +129%

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Ultrasound joint/nonvascular extremity limited left at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $117.61 $48.37 – $252.75
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $134.13 $79.00 – $252.75
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $109.92 $66.52 – $392.16
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $101.23 $77.19 – $243.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $85.42 $74.72 – $243.20
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $107.84 $79.00 – $252.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $49.88 $79.00 – $269.60
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande $92.00 $72.82 – $252.75

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