F-18 fdg pet diag 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

$1,611.37

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.

$2,148.49

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.

$193.36 with WELLCARE MCAID vs $2,148.49 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
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $193.36 ↓ -88%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $193.36 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $193.36 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $193.36 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $193.36 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $529.17 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $868.63 ↓ -46%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $887.33 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $953.29 ↓ -41%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $964.03 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $1,029.77 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $1,059.21 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $1,059.21 ↓ -34%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $1,084.99 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,142.14 ↓ -29%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,143.00 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,170.93 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $1,503.94 ↓ -7%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $1,594.18 ↓ -1%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $1,675.82 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,697.31 ↑ +5%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $1,713.21 ↑ +6%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,845.55 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $2,148.49 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $2,148.49 ↑ +33%

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F-18 fdg pet diag at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $251.86 $153.24 – $570.57
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $295.37 $147.29 – $570.57
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $302.25 $172.99 – $570.57
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $5,435.40 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $229.79 $131.24 – $570.57
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $223.74 $89.54 – $570.57
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $266.03 $110.61 – $570.57
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $1,611.37 $2,148.49 – $4,296.98

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