Artery x-rays chest 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

$14,670.66

Cash price

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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.

$19,560.88

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.

$380.42 with CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS vs $19,560.88 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
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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
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $380.42 ↓ -97%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $1,760.48 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $1,760.48 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $1,760.48 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $1,760.48 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $1,760.48 ↓ -88%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $3,083.61 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $3,099.03 ↓ -79%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,147.50 ↓ -79%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $3,147.50 ↓ -79%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,299.46 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $4,817.84 ↓ -67%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $6,167.22 ↓ -58%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $6,167.22 ↓ -58%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $6,268.98 ↓ -57%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $6,268.98 ↓ -57%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $7,908.46 ↓ -46%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $8,078.64 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $8,679.16 ↓ -41%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $8,776.97 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $9,375.53 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $9,643.51 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $9,643.51 ↓ -34%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $9,878.24 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $10,398.56 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $10,660.68 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $13,692.62 ↓ -7%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $15,257.49 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $15,453.10 ↑ +5%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $16,802.80 ↑ +15%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $19,560.88 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $19,560.88 ↑ +33%

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Artery x-rays chest at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $1,360.88 $324.04 – $3,083.08
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $1,596.03 $324.04 – $3,083.08
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $5,572.20 not published
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $14,670.66 $19,560.88 – $39,121.76
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $14,670.66 $3,147.50 – $39,121.76
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $14,670.66 $341.65 – $39,121.76
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $14,670.66 $3,138.77 – $19,560.88
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville $14,670.66 $139.38 – $19,560.88

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