Cytopathology fluids/washings/brushings smears with interpretation 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

$219.12

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.

$292.16

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.

$21.14 with HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS vs $292.16 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 $21.14 ↓ -90%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $21.14 ↓ -90%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $21.14 ↓ -90%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $21.14 ↓ -90%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $21.14 ↓ -90%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $21.14 ↓ -90%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $26.29 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $35.44 ↓ -84%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $35.44 ↓ -84%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $35.44 ↓ -84%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $35.44 ↓ -84%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $36.48 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $36.66 ↓ -83%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $39.03 ↓ -82%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $58.88 ↓ -73%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $71.96 ↓ -67%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $72.95 ↓ -67%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $72.95 ↓ -67%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $74.16 ↓ -66%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $74.16 ↓ -66%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $120.66 ↓ -45%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $121.35 ↓ -45%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $131.09 ↓ -40%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $147.54 ↓ -33%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $155.43 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $159.23 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $204.51 ↓ -7%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $227.88 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $230.81 ↑ +5%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $250.97 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $292.16 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $292.16 ↑ +33%

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Cytopathology fluids/washings/brushings smears with interpretation at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $121.71 $21.14 – $275.73
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $152.60 $21.14 – $275.73
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $60.74 $21.14 – $114.66
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $147.00 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $64.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $73.30 $21.14 – $182.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $53.04 $21.14 – $113.75
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $219.12 $21.14 – $584.32

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