X-ray finger(s) >= 2 views (both sides) 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

$218.89

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.

$573.00

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.

$40.05 with United vs $436.59 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 $40.05 ↓ -82%
Health Choice Medicaid|All Plans $40.05 ↓ -82%
United Medicare|Dual Complete $91.58 ↓ -58%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|MaricopaFocus $92.18 ↓ -58%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Neighborhood $92.18 ↓ -58%
Care 1st Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -57%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -57%
Optum Medicare|OptumCare $93.85 ↓ -57%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -57%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -57%
United Medicare|All Other Plans $93.85 ↓ -57%
Cigna Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -57%
BCBS - AZ Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -57%
Health Choice Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -57%
Mercy Care Plan Medicaid|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -57%
Mercy Care Plan Medicare|All Plans $93.85 ↓ -57%
Devoted Health Medicare|All Plans $96.67 ↓ -56%
United Commercial|DignityHealthEmployee $102.41 ↓ -53%
Optum Medicare|OptumHealth $103.23 ↓ -53%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|All Other Plans $122.91 ↓ -44%
BCBS - AZ Commercial|Workers Comp $182.16 ↓ -17%
Cigna Commercial|Exchange $189.46 ↓ -13%
Aetna Commercial|All Plans $191.51 ↓ -13%
United Commercial|Navigate $194.81 ↓ -11%
United Commercial|Options PPO $194.81 ↓ -11%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $194.81 ↓ -11%
Cigna Commercial|LocalPlus SureFit $202.81 ↓ -7%
Optum Commercial|OptumHealth $261.32 ↑ +19%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $266.85 ↑ +22%
Cigna Commercial|LifeSource $305.80 ↑ +40%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $310.78 ↑ +42%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $310.78 ↑ +42%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $310.78 ↑ +42%
Other Commercial|NTN $333.60 ↑ +52%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $355.74 ↑ +63%
LifeTrac Commercial|All Plans $361.40 ↑ +65%
Health Net Commercial|Interlink $389.20 ↑ +78%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $436.59 ↑ +99%

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X-ray finger(s) >= 2 views (both sides) at other Arizona hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix $73.32 $49.42 – $347.17
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix $67.86 $52.00 – $347.17
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix $125.95 $40.05 – $449.35
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson $91.80 $58.65 – $409.57
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson $94.25 $58.65 – $409.57
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa $74.88 $52.00 – $347.17
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale $152.33 $39.38 – $182.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City $63.44 $52.00 – $347.17

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