MRA aorta thoracic w/wo contrast 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

$3,258.04

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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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$4,344.05

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.

$390.96 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $8,688.10 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

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 $390.96 ↓ -88%
UHC MEDICAID UHC MEDICAID $390.96 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MEDICAID - ALL PLANS $390.96 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MEDICAID WELLCARE MEDICAID $390.96 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $398.78 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM PATH TRAN HMO ANTHEM PATH TRAN HMO $500.87 ↓ -85%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $752.00 ↓ -77%
ANTHEM PATH HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM PATH HMO - ALL OTHER PLANS $752.00 ↓ -77%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO HIC $752.00 ↓ -77%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $752.00 ↓ -77%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $752.00 ↓ -77%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $795.00 ↓ -76%
UHC ALL PAYER -ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER -ALL OTHER PLANS $931.00 ↓ -71%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $939.75 ↓ -71%
AETNA COMM -ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM -ALL OTHER PLANS $1,043.70 ↓ -68%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $1,320.59 ↓ -59%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $3,475.24 ↑ +7%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $4,344.05 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $4,344.05 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,344.05 ↑ +33%
SIGNATURE ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $4,344.05 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $4,365.77 ↑ +34%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $4,561.25 ↑ +40%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $8,366.64 ↑ +157%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $8,366.64 ↑ +157%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $8,688.10 ↑ +167%

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MRA aorta thoracic w/wo contrast at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $848.90 $485.86 – $1,602.51
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $697.78 $398.51 – $1,732.64
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $842.85 $337.30 – $2,149.42
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $3,258.04 $561.00 – $8,688.10
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $3,258.04 $303.87 – $4,344.05
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $3,258.04 $543.00 – $8,688.10
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $3,258.04 $303.87 – $4,344.05
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson $2,838.00 $760.00 – $760.00

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