Cover wrist 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

$96.73

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.

$128.97

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.

$10.50 with WELLCARE MCAID vs $932.01 with AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT — 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 $10.50 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $10.50 ↓ -89%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $10.50 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $10.50 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $10.50 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $28.74 ↓ -70%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $47.18 ↓ -51%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $48.19 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $51.78 ↓ -46%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $52.36 ↓ -46%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $55.93 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $57.53 ↓ -41%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $57.53 ↓ -41%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $58.93 ↓ -39%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $62.03 ↓ -36%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $62.08 ↓ -36%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $63.60 ↓ -34%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $81.68 ↓ -16%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $86.58 ↓ -10%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $91.02 ↓ -6%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $92.19 ↓ -5%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $93.05 ↓ -4%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $100.24 ↑ +4%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $116.69 ↑ +21%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $458.44 ↑ +374%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $458.44 ↑ +374%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $458.44 ↑ +374%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $460.73 ↑ +376%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $490.53 ↑ +407%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $916.88 ↑ +848%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $932.01 ↑ +864%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $932.01 ↑ +864%

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Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $88.18 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $98.38 not published
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $96.73 $458.44 – $916.88
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $96.73 $458.44 – $916.88
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $96.73 $458.44 – $916.88
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