Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at Baptist Health Corbin

1 Trillium Way, Corbin, KY · Baptisthealth · · NPI 1902865389

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 15, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$2,895.22

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$3,860.29

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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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$308.82 with HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $7,720.58 with ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS — 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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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
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $308.82 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $308.82 ↓ -89%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $308.82 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $308.82 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $308.82 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $950.79 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HMO/HPN ANTHEM PATH HMO/HPN $1,713.97 ↓ -41%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $1,833.25 ↓ -37%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $1,904.28 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $1,904.28 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,904.28 ↓ -34%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,273.71 ↓ -21%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,085.53 ↑ +7%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $3,088.23 ↑ +7%
CENTER CARE- ALL PLANS CENTER CARE- ALL PLANS $3,112.94 ↑ +8%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $3,281.25 ↑ +13%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $3,667.28 ↑ +27%
AETNA MCR AETNA MCR $3,860.29 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $3,860.29 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,860.29 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD PASSPORT MCR/MCD $3,860.29 ↑ +33%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $3,860.29 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $3,879.59 ↑ +34%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $4,053.30 ↑ +40%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $6,948.52 ↑ +140%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $7,434.92 ↑ +157%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $7,434.92 ↑ +157%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $7,720.58 ↑ +167%

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Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $663.79 $372.19 – $1,227.59
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $6,294.00 $623.59 – $636.06
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $531.03 $221.44 – $962.78
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $595.92 $191.50 – $1,220.31
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $670.80 $269.33 – $1,002.82
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $841.05 $286.35 – $1,109.29
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $870.21 $169.00 – $871.78
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $3,153.94 $588.59 – $588.59

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