External recharg sys intern 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

$25,211.79

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.

$33,615.72

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.

$902.62 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $10,029.15 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
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $902.62 ↓ -96%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $902.62 ↓ -96%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $902.62 ↓ -96%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $902.62 ↓ -96%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $902.62 ↓ -96%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $2,005.83 ↓ -92%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $2,135.51 ↓ -92%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $2,135.51 ↓ -92%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $2,135.51 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $2,146.19 ↓ -91%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,285.00 ↓ -91%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $2,470.18 ↓ -90%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,199.30 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $4,054.79 ↓ -84%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $4,142.04 ↓ -84%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $4,271.02 ↓ -83%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $4,341.49 ↓ -83%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $4,341.49 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $4,449.93 ↓ -82%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $4,483.03 ↓ -82%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $4,500.08 ↓ -82%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $4,806.97 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $4,944.37 ↓ -80%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $4,944.37 ↓ -80%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $5,064.72 ↓ -80%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,331.50 ↓ -79%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,465.89 ↓ -78%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $7,020.41 ↓ -72%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $7,822.74 ↓ -69%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $7,923.03 ↓ -69%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $8,615.04 ↓ -66%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $10,029.15 ↓ -60%

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External recharg sys intern at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $1,156.83 $703.88 – $2,620.80
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $1,356.72 $676.52 – $2,620.80
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $2,361.80 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $1,602.72 not published
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $25,211.79 $2,135.51 – $4,271.02
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $25,211.79 $2,135.51 – $4,271.02
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $25,211.79 $2,135.51 – $4,271.02
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $25,211.79 $2,135.51 – $4,271.02

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