Chest CT scan (with and without contrast) at Baptist Health Lexington
1740 Nicholasville Rd, Lexington, KY · Baptisthealth · · NPI 1538244918
$6,794.91
Cash price 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.
$9,059.88
Gross charge 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.
$171.30 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $6,605.86 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS | SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS | $171.30 | ↓ -97% |
| ANTHEM MCR ADV | ANTHEM MCR ADV | $172.15 | ↓ -97% |
| HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS | HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS | $183.29 | ↓ -97% |
| HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS | HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS | $325.00 | ↓ -95% |
| ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO | ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO | $337.00 | ↓ -95% |
| CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS | CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS | $342.59 | ↓ -95% |
| ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS | ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS | $342.59 | ↓ -95% |
| AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT | AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT | $348.25 | ↓ -95% |
| AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS | AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS | $348.25 | ↓ -95% |
| ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN | ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN | $370.00 | ↓ -95% |
| ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO | ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO | $411.00 | ↓ -94% |
| ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO | ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO | $411.00 | ↓ -94% |
| WELLCARE MCAID | WELLCARE MCAID | $594.53 | ↓ -91% |
| AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID | AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID | $594.53 | ↓ -91% |
| MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS | MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS | $594.53 | ↓ -91% |
| UHC MCAID | UHC MCAID | $594.53 | ↓ -91% |
| HUMANA MCAID HMO | HUMANA MCAID HMO | $594.53 | ↓ -91% |
| ENCORE PREFERRED | ENCORE PREFERRED | $880.00 | ↓ -87% |
| CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS | CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS | $1,013.00 | ↓ -85% |
| ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS | ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,075.00 | ↓ -84% |
| UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $1,076.00 | ↓ -84% |
| CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS | CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS | $1,172.00 | ↓ -83% |
| ANTHEM BHS1 | ANTHEM BHS1 | $1,627.02 | ↓ -76% |
| UHC OLD BUSINESS | UHC OLD BUSINESS | $1,629.00 | ↓ -76% |
| AETNA NEW BUS | AETNA NEW BUS | $2,728.22 | ↓ -60% |
| AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS | AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS | $3,600.19 | ↓ -47% |
| SIHO-ALL PLANS | SIHO-ALL PLANS | $4,624.10 | ↓ -32% |
| PHCS-ALL PLANS | PHCS-ALL PLANS | $5,152.57 | ↓ -24% |
| MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS | $5,218.63 | ↓ -23% |
| ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $5,674.43 | ↓ -16% |
| AETNA MCR ADV | AETNA MCR ADV | $6,605.86 | ↓ -3% |
| ANTHEM MCR SELECT | ANTHEM MCR SELECT | $6,605.86 | ↓ -3% |
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Chest CT scan (with and without contrast) at other Kentucky hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East | Lexington | $1,058.82 | $340.00 – $2,398.76 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital | Lexington | $1,241.78 | $340.00 – $2,398.76 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea | Berea | $870.59 | $498.28 – $1,643.46 |
| Marcum Wallace Hospital | Irvine | $1,774.80 | not published |
| Lourdes Hospital | Paducah | $2,167.20 | not published |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt. Sterling | $845.11 | $482.65 – $2,098.46 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London | London | $1,109.76 | $444.11 – $2,830.10 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital | Bardstown | $1,143.87 | $475.58 – $2,453.36 |