X-ray abdomen 2 views 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

$326.61

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.

$855.00

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.

$38.62 with United vs $675.45 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 $38.62 ↓ -88%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $38.62 ↓ -88%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $75.64 ↓ -77%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $75.64 ↓ -77%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $100.86 ↓ -69%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $110.60 ↓ -66%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -65%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -65%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $113.34 ↓ -65%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -65%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -65%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $113.34 ↓ -65%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -65%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -65%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -65%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -65%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $113.34 ↓ -65%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $116.74 ↓ -64%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $124.67 ↓ -62%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $149.48 ↓ -54%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $160.28 ↓ -51%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $162.45 ↓ -50%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $233.09 ↓ -29%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $235.69 ↓ -28%
United Commercial|Options PPO $235.69 ↓ -28%
United Commercial|Navigate $235.69 ↓ -28%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $249.50 ↓ -24%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $260.10 ↓ -20%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $260.10 ↓ -20%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $260.10 ↓ -20%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $328.29 ↑ +1%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $401.85 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $470.25 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $513.00 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $555.75 ↑ +70%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $564.30 ↑ +73%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $598.50 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $675.45 ↑ +107%

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X-ray abdomen 2 views at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $152.00 $40.55 – $404.25
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $140.68 $79.00 – $404.25
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $197.17 $38.62 – $703.44
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $257.32 $38.62 – $318.78
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $159.90 $50.63 – $426.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $164.16 $50.63 – $426.40
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $155.23 $79.00 – $404.25
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale $315.79 $32.32 – $377.30

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