Warde adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth) 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

$166.94

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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.

$437.00

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.

$16.22 with United vs $218.00 with BCBS - AZ — 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 Commercial|Navigate $16.22 ↓ -90%
United Commercial|Options PPO $23.17 ↓ -86%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $23.17 ↓ -86%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $38.62 ↓ -77%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $38.62 ↓ -77%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $38.62 ↓ -77%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $38.62 ↓ -77%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $38.62 ↓ -77%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $38.62 ↓ -77%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $38.62 ↓ -77%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $38.62 ↓ -77%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $38.62 ↓ -77%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $38.62 ↓ -77%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $38.62 ↓ -77%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $38.62 ↓ -77%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $38.62 ↓ -77%
United Medicaid|All Plans $39.59 ↓ -76%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $41.42 ↓ -75%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $42.48 ↓ -75%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $80.32 ↓ -52%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $85.84 ↓ -49%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $102.46 ↓ -39%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $112.95 ↓ -32%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $119.90 ↓ -28%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $121.56 ↓ -27%
Other Commercial|NTN $130.80 ↓ -22%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $133.09 ↓ -20%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $133.09 ↓ -20%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $141.70 ↓ -15%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $152.60 ↓ -9%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $152.60 ↓ -9%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $172.22 ↑ +3%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $177.45 ↑ +6%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $218.00 ↑ +31%

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Warde adrenocorticotropic hormone (acth) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $18.56 $38.62 – $87.00
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $18.33 $38.62 – $87.00
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $97.33 $23.17 – $187.94
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $48.22 $21.63 – $118.95
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $18.79 $38.62 – $92.80
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $18.10 $38.62 – $92.80
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $14.73 $38.62 – $87.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $17.52 $38.62 – $92.80

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