Contrast x-ray of elbow 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

$3,232.06

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$4,309.41

Gross charge

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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.

$193.92 with MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS vs $2,154.71 with ANTHEM MCR SELECT — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $193.92 ↓ -94%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $193.92 ↓ -94%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $193.92 ↓ -94%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $193.92 ↓ -94%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $193.92 ↓ -94%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $254.79 ↓ -92%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $300.00 ↓ -91%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $340.71 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $342.41 ↓ -89%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $357.13 ↓ -89%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $357.13 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $364.56 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $530.71 ↓ -84%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $681.42 ↓ -79%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $681.42 ↓ -79%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $692.67 ↓ -79%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $692.67 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $871.15 ↓ -73%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $889.90 ↓ -72%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $956.04 ↓ -70%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $966.82 ↓ -70%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $1,032.75 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $1,062.27 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $1,062.27 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,145.44 ↓ -65%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,174.32 ↓ -64%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $1,508.30 ↓ -53%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $1,680.67 ↓ -48%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,702.22 ↓ -47%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,850.90 ↓ -43%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $2,154.71 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $2,154.71 ↓ -33%

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Contrast x-ray of elbow at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $460.32 $191.58 – $1,042.86
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $539.40 $191.58 – $1,041.95
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $558.71 $319.77 – $1,054.69
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $704.40 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $332.58 $133.09 – $848.12
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $3,232.06 $2,154.71 – $4,309.42
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $3,232.06 $357.13 – $4,309.42
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $3,232.06 $228.82 – $4,309.42

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