Hepatobiliary system imaging 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

$4,045.72

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.

$5,394.29

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.

$390.42 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $5,394.29 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 $390.42 ↓ -90%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $392.37 ↓ -90%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $417.75 ↓ -90%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $485.49 ↓ -88%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $485.49 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $485.49 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $485.49 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $485.49 ↓ -88%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $780.84 ↓ -81%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $780.84 ↓ -81%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $793.72 ↓ -80%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $793.72 ↓ -80%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $900.60 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $1,328.61 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $2,180.91 ↓ -46%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $2,227.84 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $2,393.45 ↓ -41%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $2,420.42 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $2,585.48 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $2,659.39 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $2,659.39 ↓ -34%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $2,724.12 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,867.60 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,939.89 ↓ -27%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,988.44 ↓ -26%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $3,776.00 ↓ -7%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $4,045.72 ↑ +0%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $4,207.55 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $4,261.49 ↑ +5%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,633.70 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $5,394.29 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $5,394.29 ↑ +33%

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Hepatobiliary system imaging at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $589.26 $358.54 – $1,334.97
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $691.08 $344.60 – $1,334.97
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $689.34 $394.54 – $1,301.30
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $1,828.80 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $2,734.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $505.01 $288.42 – $1,253.98
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $652.30 $261.04 – $1,663.48
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $1,292.79 $537.50 – $2,772.77

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