Bronchial challenge 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

$3,045.05

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.

$4,060.06

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.

$364.43 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $4,060.06 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
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $364.43 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $365.41 ↓ -88%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $365.41 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $365.41 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $365.41 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $365.41 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $366.25 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $389.94 ↓ -87%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $728.85 ↓ -76%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $728.85 ↓ -76%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $740.88 ↓ -76%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $740.88 ↓ -76%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $999.99 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $1,641.48 ↓ -46%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $1,676.80 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $1,801.45 ↓ -41%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $1,821.75 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $1,945.99 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $2,001.61 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $2,001.61 ↓ -34%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $2,050.33 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,158.33 ↓ -29%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,159.95 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,212.73 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $2,842.04 ↓ -7%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $3,012.56 ↓ -1%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $3,166.85 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $3,207.45 ↑ +5%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $3,237.49 ↑ +6%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,487.59 ↑ +15%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $4,060.06 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $4,060.06 ↑ +33%

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Bronchial challenge at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $202.05 $122.94 – $457.73
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $236.96 $118.16 – $457.73
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $348.05 $199.20 – $657.02
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $427.20 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $1,123.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $87.43 $34.99 – $222.95
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $3,045.05 $4,060.06 – $8,120.12
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $3,045.05 $4,060.06 – $8,120.12

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