Asp & inj w/heparin pleurx cath 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

$3,984.81

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.

$5,313.08

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.

$372.48 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $17,360.00 with CIGNA COMM - 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
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $372.48 ↓ -91%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $372.48 ↓ -91%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $372.48 ↓ -91%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $372.48 ↓ -91%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $372.48 ↓ -91%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $612.63 ↓ -85%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $615.69 ↓ -85%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $655.51 ↓ -84%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $1,019.35 ↓ -74%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $1,225.25 ↓ -69%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $1,225.25 ↓ -69%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $1,245.47 ↓ -69%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $1,245.47 ↓ -69%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,465.08 ↓ -63%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $1,673.25 ↓ -58%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $1,709.26 ↓ -57%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $1,836.31 ↓ -54%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $1,857.01 ↓ -53%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $1,983.65 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $2,040.35 ↓ -49%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $2,040.35 ↓ -49%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $2,090.01 ↓ -48%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,200.10 ↓ -45%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,255.56 ↓ -43%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $2,276.25 ↓ -43%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $2,897.05 ↓ -27%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $3,228.14 ↓ -19%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $3,269.53 ↓ -18%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,555.09 ↓ -11%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $4,138.64 ↑ +4%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $4,138.64 ↑ +4%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $17,360.00 ↑ +336%

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Asp & inj w/heparin pleurx cath at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $3,984.81 $4,138.64 – $8,277.28
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $3,984.81 $4,138.64 – $8,277.28
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $3,984.81 $4,138.64 – $8,277.28
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $3,984.81 $623.59 – $4,138.64
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville $3,984.81 $603.13 – $4,138.64
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester not published $588.59 – $588.59

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