Breath test analysis c-14 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

$389.18

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.

$518.90

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.

$46.70 with WELLCARE MCAID vs $518.90 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
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $46.70 ↓ -88%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $94.41 ↓ -76%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $94.41 ↓ -76%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $94.41 ↓ -76%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $94.41 ↓ -76%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $94.41 ↓ -76%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $94.41 ↓ -76%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $94.41 ↓ -76%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $94.88 ↓ -76%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $101.02 ↓ -74%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $127.81 ↓ -67%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $191.94 ↓ -51%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $191.94 ↓ -51%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $209.79 ↓ -46%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $214.31 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $230.24 ↓ -41%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $232.83 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $248.71 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $255.82 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $255.82 ↓ -34%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $262.04 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $275.85 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $282.80 ↓ -27%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $287.47 ↓ -26%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $342.85 ↓ -12%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $363.23 ↓ -7%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $389.18 ↑ +0%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $404.74 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $409.93 ↑ +5%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $445.74 ↑ +15%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $518.90 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $518.90 ↑ +33%

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Breath test analysis c-14 at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $243.08 $94.41 – $469.56
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $276.22 $94.41 – $521.43
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $389.18 $94.41 – $1,037.80
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $389.18 $94.41 – $1,037.80
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $389.18 $94.41 – $1,037.80
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $389.18 $94.41 – $518.90
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville $389.18 $94.41 – $3,120.00
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