Bundled special stain group 2 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

$227.21

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.

$302.95

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.

$23.78 with WELLCARE MCAID vs $264.22 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
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $23.78 ↓ -90%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $28.26 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $28.26 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $28.26 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $28.26 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $28.26 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $28.26 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $51.43 ↓ -77%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $51.43 ↓ -77%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $51.43 ↓ -77%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $51.43 ↓ -77%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $65.08 ↓ -71%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $109.12 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $118.56 ↓ -48%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $129.94 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $130.58 ↓ -43%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $133.43 ↓ -41%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $139.03 ↓ -39%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $140.57 ↓ -38%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $144.00 ↓ -37%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $161.03 ↓ -29%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $184.95 ↓ -19%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $193.35 ↓ -15%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $206.09 ↓ -9%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $208.73 ↓ -8%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $226.97 ↓ -0%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $259.87 ↑ +14%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $259.87 ↑ +14%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $264.16 ↑ +16%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $264.16 ↑ +16%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $264.22 ↑ +16%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $264.22 ↑ +16%

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