Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml at Baptist Health Lexington

1740 Nicholasville Rd, Lexington, KY · Baptisthealth · · NPI 1538244918

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 3, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$450.46

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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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$600.61

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.

$38.61 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $429.05 with ANTHEM MCR SELECT — 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

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 $38.61 ↓ -91%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $38.61 ↓ -91%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $38.61 ↓ -91%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $38.61 ↓ -91%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $38.61 ↓ -91%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $53.08 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $53.34 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $56.79 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $62.59 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $62.59 ↓ -86%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $62.59 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $62.59 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $62.59 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $105.68 ↓ -77%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $106.16 ↓ -76%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $106.16 ↓ -76%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $107.91 ↓ -76%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $107.91 ↓ -76%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $159.24 ↓ -65%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $173.19 ↓ -62%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $177.20 ↓ -61%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $192.51 ↓ -57%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $216.67 ↓ -52%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $228.08 ↓ -49%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $228.25 ↓ -49%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $233.83 ↓ -48%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $300.34 ↓ -33%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $334.66 ↓ -26%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $338.95 ↓ -25%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $368.55 ↓ -18%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $429.05 ↓ -5%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $429.05 ↓ -5%

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Albumin (human), 5%, 250 ml at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $228.78 not published
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $500.93 not published
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $450.46 $62.59 – $858.10
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN $1,708.17 $52.02 – $87.58
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $450.46 $62.59 – $858.10
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $450.46 $62.59 – $858.10
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $450.46 $53.07 – $429.05
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard $181.20 $53.08 – $62.59

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