Assay phosphatidylglycerol 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

$590.87

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.

$787.83

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.

$14.04 with HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS vs $787.83 with AETNA MCR ADV — 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
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $14.04 ↓ -98%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $14.04 ↓ -98%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $14.04 ↓ -98%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $14.04 ↓ -98%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $14.04 ↓ -98%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $14.04 ↓ -98%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $16.52 ↓ -97%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $16.52 ↓ -97%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $16.52 ↓ -97%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $16.52 ↓ -97%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $16.52 ↓ -97%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $16.52 ↓ -97%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $16.52 ↓ -97%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $16.60 ↓ -97%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $17.68 ↓ -97%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $24.78 ↓ -96%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $33.59 ↓ -94%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $33.59 ↓ -94%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $38.99 ↓ -93%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $70.90 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $194.04 ↓ -67%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $325.37 ↓ -45%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $353.50 ↓ -40%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $397.85 ↓ -33%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $419.13 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $429.37 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $551.48 ↓ -7%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $614.51 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $622.39 ↑ +5%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $676.75 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $787.83 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $787.83 ↑ +33%

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