Ghs cricothyroidotomy 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

$1,103.75

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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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$1,471.67

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.

$132.45 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $1,665.00 with ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO — 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 $132.45 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $132.45 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $132.45 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $132.45 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $132.45 ↓ -88%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $231.31 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $232.47 ↓ -79%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $247.50 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $362.47 ↓ -67%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $462.62 ↓ -58%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $462.62 ↓ -58%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $470.25 ↓ -57%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $470.25 ↓ -57%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $607.80 ↓ -45%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $660.34 ↓ -40%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $662.25 ↓ -40%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $782.34 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $802.06 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $1,030.17 ↓ -7%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $1,147.90 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,162.62 ↑ +5%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $1,173.51 ↑ +6%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,264.16 ↑ +15%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $1,320.00 ↑ +20%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $1,365.00 ↑ +24%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,471.67 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $1,471.67 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $1,499.00 ↑ +36%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,615.00 ↑ +46%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $1,629.00 ↑ +48%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $1,665.00 ↑ +51%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $1,665.00 ↑ +51%

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CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $751.94 $457.52 – $1,703.52
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $1,656.80 $327.69 – $1,269.45
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