Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 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

$1,872.24

Cash price

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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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$2,496.32

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.

$129.94 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $2,496.32 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
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $129.94 ↓ -93%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $130.58 ↓ -93%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $139.03 ↓ -93%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $224.67 ↓ -88%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $224.67 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $224.67 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $224.67 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $224.67 ↓ -88%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $259.87 ↓ -86%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $259.87 ↓ -86%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $264.16 ↓ -86%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $264.16 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $614.84 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $1,009.26 ↓ -46%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $1,030.98 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $1,107.62 ↓ -41%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $1,120.10 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $1,196.49 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $1,230.69 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $1,230.69 ↓ -34%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $1,260.64 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,327.04 ↓ -29%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,328.04 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,360.49 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $1,747.42 ↓ -7%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $1,852.27 ↓ -1%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $1,947.13 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,972.09 ↑ +5%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $1,990.57 ↑ +6%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,144.34 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $2,496.32 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $2,496.32 ↑ +33%

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Emg 2 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95861 at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $123.32 $75.04 – $279.37
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $144.63 $72.12 – $279.37
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $119.55 $68.43 – $225.68
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $555.67 $124.84 – $124.84
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $1,872.24 $2,496.32 – $4,992.64
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $1,872.24 $2,496.32 – $4,992.64
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $1,872.24 $2,496.32 – $4,992.64
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $1,872.24 $132.26 – $2,496.32

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