Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at Baptist Health La Grange

1025 New Moody Ln, La Grange, KY · Baptisthealth · · NPI 1306925540

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

$1,609.03

Cash price

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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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$2,145.37

Gross charge

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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.

$193.08 with UHC MCAID vs $4,290.74 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
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $193.08 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $193.08 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $193.08 ↓ -88%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $193.08 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $193.08 ↓ -88%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $237.26 ↓ -85%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $514.00 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $528.40 ↓ -67%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $825.97 ↓ -49%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $842.27 ↓ -48%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $874.67 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $874.67 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM INDIV ON/OFF EXCH ANTHEM INDIV ON/OFF EXCH $874.67 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $874.67 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $874.67 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,079.76 ↓ -33%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,103.79 ↓ -31%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $1,501.76 ↓ -7%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $1,716.30 ↑ +7%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,823.56 ↑ +13%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $1,917.53 ↑ +19%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $2,145.37 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,145.37 ↑ +33%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $2,145.37 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $2,145.37 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $2,145.37 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $2,156.10 ↑ +34%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,252.64 ↑ +40%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $3,861.67 ↑ +140%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,131.98 ↑ +157%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $4,131.98 ↑ +157%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $4,290.74 ↑ +167%

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Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $309.97 $177.41 – $585.13
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $254.34 $145.26 – $631.54
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $287.97 $115.24 – $734.37
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $221.33 $134.67 – $501.41
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $277.50 $129.43 – $501.41
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $1,609.03 $2,145.37 – $4,290.74
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN $793.34 $71.67 – $401.74
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $1,609.03 $171.30 – $2,145.37

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