Chromogenic substrate assay 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

$688.55

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.

$918.07

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.

$10.11 with HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS vs $795.48 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 $10.11 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $10.11 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $10.11 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.11 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $10.11 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $10.11 ↓ -99%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $11.89 ↓ -98%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $11.89 ↓ -98%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $11.89 ↓ -98%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $11.89 ↓ -98%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $11.89 ↓ -98%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $11.89 ↓ -98%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $11.89 ↓ -98%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $11.95 ↓ -98%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $12.72 ↓ -98%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $17.84 ↓ -97%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $24.17 ↓ -96%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $24.17 ↓ -96%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $28.06 ↓ -96%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $71.59 ↓ -90%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $195.93 ↓ -72%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $328.53 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $356.93 ↓ -48%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $401.72 ↓ -42%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $423.20 ↓ -39%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $433.54 ↓ -37%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $556.84 ↓ -19%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $620.47 ↓ -10%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $628.43 ↓ -9%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $683.32 ↓ -1%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $795.48 ↑ +16%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $795.48 ↑ +16%

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Chromogenic substrate assay at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $110.47 $10.11 – $250.25
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $129.55 $10.11 – $250.25
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $133.53 $10.11 – $252.07
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $24.60 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $101.52 $10.11 – $252.07
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $97.06 $10.11 – $247.52
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $117.53 $10.11 – $252.07
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