Electron microscopy diagnostic 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

$1,526.65

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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.

$2,035.53

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.

$182.50 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $4,071.06 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 $182.50 ↓ -88%
UHC MEDICAID UHC MEDICAID $182.50 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MEDICAID - ALL PLANS $182.50 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MEDICAID WELLCARE MEDICAID $182.50 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $186.15 ↓ -88%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $313.47 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM PATH HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM PATH HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $329.60 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM PATH TRAN HMO ANTHEM PATH TRAN HMO $329.60 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $329.60 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $388.93 ↓ -75%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $388.93 ↓ -75%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO HIC $388.93 ↓ -75%
AETNA COMM -ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM -ALL OTHER PLANS $391.23 ↓ -74%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $618.80 ↓ -59%
UHC ALL PAYER -ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER -ALL OTHER PLANS $816.90 ↓ -46%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,323.09 ↓ -13%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $1,628.42 ↑ +7%
SIGNATURE ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $2,035.53 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $2,035.53 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,035.53 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $2,035.53 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $2,045.71 ↑ +34%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $2,137.31 ↑ +40%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $3,920.43 ↑ +157%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,920.43 ↑ +157%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $4,071.06 ↑ +167%

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Electron microscopy diagnostic at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $726.00 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $789.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $316.28 $182.50 – $785.33
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $685.13 $182.50 – $1,747.20
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $345.85 $210.43 – $783.51
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $433.62 $182.50 – $783.51
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $539.69 $224.39 – $1,157.52
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $1,526.65 $182.50 – $4,071.06

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