Echo transesophageal 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

$2,271.65

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.

$3,028.87

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.

$259.77 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $5,772.70 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
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $259.77 ↓ -89%
UHC MEDICAID UHC MEDICAID $259.77 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MEDICAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MEDICAID - ALL PLANS $259.77 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MEDICAID WELLCARE MEDICAID $259.77 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $264.97 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM PATH TRAN HMO ANTHEM PATH TRAN HMO $332.80 ↓ -85%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $611.91 ↓ -73%
AETNA COMM -ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM -ALL OTHER PLANS $815.39 ↓ -64%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $877.45 ↓ -61%
ANTHEM PATH HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM PATH HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $932.29 ↓ -59%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $1,010.80 ↓ -56%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO HIC $1,123.08 ↓ -51%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $1,123.08 ↓ -51%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,123.08 ↓ -51%
UHC ALL PAYER -ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER -ALL OTHER PLANS $1,275.77 ↓ -44%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,876.13 ↓ -17%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $2,309.08 ↑ +2%
SIGNATURE ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $2,886.35 ↑ +27%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $2,886.35 ↑ +27%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $2,886.35 ↑ +27%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,886.35 ↑ +27%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $2,900.78 ↑ +28%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $3,030.67 ↑ +33%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $5,559.11 ↑ +145%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,559.11 ↑ +145%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $5,772.70 ↑ +154%

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Echo transesophageal at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $924.60 not published
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $2,271.65 $2,886.35 – $5,772.70
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $2,271.65 $533.63 – $2,886.35
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $2,271.65 $2,886.35 – $5,772.70
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $2,271.65 $543.18 – $2,886.35
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville $2,271.65 $525.36 – $2,886.35
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester not published $512.70 – $512.70

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