Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31505 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

$465.60

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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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$620.80

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.

$55.87 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $1,665.00 with ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO — 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
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $55.87 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $55.87 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $55.87 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $55.87 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $55.87 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $152.90 ↓ -67%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $194.94 ↓ -58%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $195.91 ↓ -58%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $208.58 ↓ -55%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $256.39 ↓ -45%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $278.55 ↓ -40%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $279.36 ↓ -40%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $330.02 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $338.34 ↓ -27%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $389.87 ↓ -16%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $389.87 ↓ -16%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $396.31 ↓ -15%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $396.31 ↓ -15%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $434.56 ↓ -7%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $484.22 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $490.43 ↑ +5%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $495.03 ↑ +6%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $533.27 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $620.80 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $620.80 ↑ +33%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $1,320.00 ↑ +184%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $1,365.00 ↑ +193%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $1,499.00 ↑ +222%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,615.00 ↑ +247%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $1,629.00 ↑ +250%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $1,665.00 ↑ +258%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $1,665.00 ↑ +258%

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Diagnostic laryngoscopy 31505 at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $656.74 $399.60 – $1,487.85
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $770.23 $384.07 – $1,487.85
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $302.25 $172.99 – $570.57
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $340.80 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $138.53 $79.12 – $343.98
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $164.15 $65.69 – $418.60
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $134.08 $55.75 – $287.56
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $465.60 $620.80 – $1,241.60

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