Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) at Baptist Health Hardin

913 N Dixie Ave, Elizabethtown, KY · Baptisthealth · · NPI 1689282147

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

$743.47

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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.

$991.29

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.

$6.91 with ANTHEM PATH HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $1,982.58 with ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS — 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
ANTHEM PATH HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM PATH HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.91 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM PATH TRAN HMO ANTHEM PATH TRAN HMO $6.91 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $6.91 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO HIC $8.15 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $8.15 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.15 ↓ -99%
WELLCARE MEDICAID WELLCARE MEDICAID $17.27 ↓ -98%
UHC MEDICAID UHC MEDICAID $17.27 ↓ -98%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $17.27 ↓ -98%
MOLINA MEDICAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MEDICAID - ALL PLANS $17.27 ↓ -98%
UHC ALL PAYER -ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER -ALL OTHER PLANS $17.27 ↓ -98%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.62 ↓ -98%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $152.66 ↓ -79%
AETNA COMM -ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM -ALL OTHER PLANS $190.53 ↓ -74%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $301.35 ↓ -59%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $644.34 ↓ -13%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $793.03 ↑ +7%
SIGNATURE ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $991.29 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $991.29 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $991.29 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $991.29 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $996.25 ↑ +34%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $1,040.85 ↑ +40%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,909.22 ↑ +157%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $1,909.22 ↑ +157%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $1,982.58 ↑ +167%

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Assay of interleukin-6 (il-6) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $60.74 $34.77 – $114.66
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $83.40 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $83.40 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $43.98 $25.12 – $109.20
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $41.75 $16.71 – $106.47
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $50.21 $30.55 – $113.75
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $58.89 $29.37 – $113.75
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $53.46 $22.23 – $114.66

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