Echo transesophageal intraop 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

$3,923.80

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.

$5,231.73

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.

$458.03 with WELLCARE MCAID vs $5,089.21 with ANTHEM MCR SELECT — 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 $458.03 ↓ -88%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $458.03 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $458.03 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $458.03 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $458.03 ↓ -88%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $533.63 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $536.30 ↓ -86%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $570.99 ↓ -85%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $1,067.26 ↓ -73%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $1,067.26 ↓ -73%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $1,084.87 ↓ -72%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $1,084.87 ↓ -72%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $1,253.47 ↓ -68%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $1,975.00 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $2,045.00 ↓ -48%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $2,101.84 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $2,245.00 ↓ -43%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $2,283.53 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $2,494.00 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $2,494.00 ↓ -36%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $2,570.05 ↓ -35%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,705.42 ↓ -31%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,707.46 ↓ -31%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,773.62 ↓ -29%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $3,562.45 ↓ -9%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $3,776.19 ↓ -4%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $3,969.58 ↑ +1%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $4,020.48 ↑ +2%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $4,058.14 ↑ +3%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,371.63 ↑ +11%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $5,089.21 ↑ +30%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $5,089.21 ↑ +30%

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Echo transesophageal intraop at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $3,923.80 $5,089.21 – $10,178.42
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg $1,046.40 $291.14 – $291.14
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $3,923.80 $5,089.21 – $10,178.42
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $3,923.80 $5,089.21 – $10,178.42
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $3,923.80 $543.18 – $5,089.21
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville $3,923.80 $525.36 – $5,089.21
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester not published $512.70 – $512.70

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