Contrast x-ray of wrist 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

$2,964.99

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$3,953.32

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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.

$177.90 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $3,953.34 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

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
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $177.90 ↓ -94%
UHC MEDICAID UHC MEDICAID $177.90 ↓ -94%
WELLCARE MEDICAID WELLCARE MEDICAID $177.90 ↓ -94%
MOLINA MEDICAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MEDICAID - ALL PLANS $177.90 ↓ -94%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $181.46 ↓ -94%
ANTHEM PATH TRAN HMO ANTHEM PATH TRAN HMO $227.91 ↓ -92%
UHC ALL PAYER -ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER -ALL OTHER PLANS $357.13 ↓ -88%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $419.05 ↓ -86%
AETNA COMM -ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM -ALL OTHER PLANS $558.41 ↓ -81%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $600.91 ↓ -80%
ANTHEM PATH HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM PATH HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $638.46 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $692.23 ↓ -77%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $769.12 ↓ -74%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $769.12 ↓ -74%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO HIC $769.12 ↓ -74%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,284.84 ↓ -57%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $1,581.34 ↓ -47%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,976.67 ↓ -33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,976.67 ↓ -33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $1,976.67 ↓ -33%
SIGNATURE ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $1,976.67 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $1,986.55 ↓ -33%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $2,075.50 ↓ -30%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,807.07 ↑ +28%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $3,807.07 ↑ +28%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $3,953.34 ↑ +33%

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Contrast x-ray of wrist at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $558.71 $319.77 – $1,054.69
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $1,837.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $413.39 $236.10 – $1,026.48
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $307.95 $123.24 – $785.33
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $375.57 $223.16 – $850.85
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $470.89 $219.64 – $850.85
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $2,964.99 $1,976.67 – $3,953.34
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $2,964.99 $300.00 – $1,976.67

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