Emg 3 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95863 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

$2,608.96

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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$3,478.61

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.

$125.66 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $3,478.61 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
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $125.66 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $126.29 ↓ -95%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $134.46 ↓ -95%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $251.33 ↓ -90%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $251.33 ↓ -90%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $255.47 ↓ -90%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $255.47 ↓ -90%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $313.07 ↓ -88%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $313.07 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $313.07 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $313.07 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $313.07 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $856.78 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $1,406.40 ↓ -46%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $1,436.67 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $1,543.46 ↓ -41%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $1,560.85 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $1,667.30 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $1,714.95 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $1,714.95 ↓ -34%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $1,756.70 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,849.23 ↓ -29%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,850.62 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,895.84 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $2,435.03 ↓ -7%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $2,581.13 ↓ -1%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $2,713.32 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $2,748.10 ↑ +5%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $2,773.84 ↑ +6%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,988.13 ↑ +15%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $3,478.61 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $3,478.61 ↑ +33%

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Emg 3 ext w-w/o paraspinal area 95863 at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $153.85 $93.61 – $348.53
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $180.43 $89.97 – $348.53
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $148.48 $84.98 – $280.28
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $2,608.96 $3,478.61 – $6,957.22
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $2,608.96 $3,478.61 – $6,957.22
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $2,608.96 $3,478.61 – $6,957.22
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $2,608.96 $127.91 – $3,478.61
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville $2,608.96 $123.71 – $3,478.61

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