Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device 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

$405.47

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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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$540.62

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.

$5.00 with ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO vs $540.62 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
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $5.00 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $5.00 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $5.00 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.00 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $5.00 ↓ -99%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $48.66 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $48.66 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $48.66 ↓ -88%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $48.66 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $48.66 ↓ -88%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $129.94 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $130.58 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $133.15 ↓ -67%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $139.03 ↓ -66%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $223.28 ↓ -45%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $242.58 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $259.12 ↓ -36%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $259.87 ↓ -36%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $259.87 ↓ -36%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $264.16 ↓ -35%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $264.16 ↓ -35%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $273.01 ↓ -33%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $287.61 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $294.64 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $378.43 ↓ -7%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $401.14 ↓ -1%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $421.68 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $427.09 ↑ +5%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $431.09 ↑ +6%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $464.39 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $540.62 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $540.62 ↑ +33%

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Collection blood specimen from completely implantable venous access device at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $103.24 $5.00 – $233.87
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $121.07 $5.00 – $233.87
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $123.89 $5.00 – $233.87
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $142.80 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $256.80 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $64.87 $5.00 – $161.07
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $71.37 $5.00 – $182.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $59.40 $5.00 – $127.40

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