X-ray acromioclavicular joints without or w/weighted distraction bilateral 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

$197.50

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$517.00

Gross charge

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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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$30.40 with United vs $408.43 with MultiPlan — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $30.40 ↓ -85%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $30.40 ↓ -85%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $58.17 ↓ -71%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $58.17 ↓ -71%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $77.56 ↓ -61%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $91.58 ↓ -54%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -52%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -52%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $93.85 ↓ -52%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -52%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -52%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $93.85 ↓ -52%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -52%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -52%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -52%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -52%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -52%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $96.67 ↓ -51%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $98.23 ↓ -50%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $103.23 ↓ -48%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $114.95 ↓ -42%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $120.69 ↓ -39%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $189.46 ↓ -4%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $194.81 ↓ -1%
United Commercial|Options PPO $194.81 ↓ -1%
United Commercial|Navigate $194.81 ↓ -1%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $195.85 ↓ -1%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $195.85 ↓ -1%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $195.85 ↓ -1%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $202.81 ↑ +3%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $242.99 ↑ +23%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $266.85 ↑ +35%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $284.35 ↑ +44%
Other Commercial|NTN $310.20 ↑ +57%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $336.05 ↑ +70%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $341.22 ↑ +73%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $361.90 ↑ +83%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $408.43 ↑ +107%

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X-ray acromioclavicular joints without or w/weighted distraction bilateral at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $84.88 $31.19 – $225.75
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $78.56 $58.65 – $225.75
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $140.84 $30.40 – $502.46
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert $159.90 $30.40 – $200.20
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $114.90 $39.10 – $306.40
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $117.96 $39.10 – $306.40
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $86.69 $58.65 – $225.75
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $73.44 $58.65 – $240.80

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