Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea

305 Estill Street, Berea, KY · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1740488386

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$344.19

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$714.00

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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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$193.13 with Wellcare vs $637.00 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Wellcare Medicaid|All Plans $193.13 ↓ -44%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $196.00 ↓ -43%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $196.00 ↓ -43%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $196.00 ↓ -43%
United Medicare|All Plans $199.92 ↓ -42%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $201.88 ↓ -41%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $205.80 ↓ -40%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $217.00 ↓ -37%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $217.00 ↓ -37%
Passport by Molina Medicaid|All Plans $221.34 ↓ -36%
United Medicaid|All Plans $221.34 ↓ -36%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $227.85 ↓ -34%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $322.00 ↓ -6%
United Commercial|Non-Options $385.00 ↑ +12%
United Commercial|Options $385.00 ↑ +12%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $392.00 ↑ +14%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $483.00 ↑ +40%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $483.00 ↑ +40%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $539.00 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $539.00 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $539.00 ↑ +57%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $637.00 ↑ +85%

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Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $329.47 $153.63 – $667.94
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $249.79 $98.11 – $625.17
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $324.16 $165.71 – $616.98
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $406.42 $174.54 – $676.13
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $381.43 $129.48 – $667.94
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester not published $288.01 – $288.01

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