Contrast x-ray of knee joint 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

$2,160.97

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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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$2,881.29

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.

$129.66 with HUMANA MCAID vs $2,881.30 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
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $129.66 ↓ -94%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $129.66 ↓ -94%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $129.66 ↓ -94%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $129.66 ↓ -94%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $129.66 ↓ -94%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $244.63 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $354.83 ↓ -84%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $514.00 ↓ -76%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $554.65 ↓ -74%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $565.60 ↓ -74%
ANTHEM INDIV ON/OFF EXCH ANTHEM INDIV ON/OFF EXCH $587.35 ↓ -73%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $587.35 ↓ -73%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $587.35 ↓ -73%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $587.35 ↓ -73%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $587.35 ↓ -73%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $725.08 ↓ -66%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $741.21 ↓ -66%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $1,008.46 ↓ -53%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $1,152.52 ↓ -47%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,224.55 ↓ -43%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $1,287.65 ↓ -40%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $1,440.65 ↓ -33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,440.65 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $1,440.65 ↓ -33%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $1,440.65 ↓ -33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,440.65 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $1,447.85 ↓ -33%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,512.68 ↓ -30%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $2,593.17 ↑ +20%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $2,774.69 ↑ +28%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,774.69 ↑ +28%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $2,881.30 ↑ +33%

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Contrast x-ray of knee joint at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $224.16 $128.30 – $423.15
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $910.20 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 $225.52 $90.25 – $575.12
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $521.38 $245.63 – $1,181.18
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $653.70 $245.63 – $1,181.18
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $353.01 $146.77 – $757.12
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $2,160.97 $1,440.65 – $2,881.30

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