Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe streptococcus group a 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

$236.27

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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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$315.02

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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.

$23.50 with WELLCARE MCAID vs $261.11 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

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 $23.50 ↓ -90%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $29.83 ↓ -87%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $29.83 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $29.83 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $29.83 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $29.83 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $29.83 ↓ -87%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $35.09 ↓ -85%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $35.09 ↓ -85%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $35.09 ↓ -85%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $35.09 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $35.09 ↓ -85%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $35.09 ↓ -85%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $35.09 ↓ -85%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $35.27 ↓ -85%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $37.55 ↓ -84%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $52.64 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $64.31 ↓ -73%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $71.34 ↓ -70%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $71.34 ↓ -70%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $82.80 ↓ -65%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $107.84 ↓ -54%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $117.16 ↓ -50%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $131.86 ↓ -44%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $138.91 ↓ -41%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $142.31 ↓ -40%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $182.78 ↓ -23%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $203.67 ↓ -14%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $206.28 ↓ -13%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $224.29 ↓ -5%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $261.11 ↑ +11%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $261.11 ↑ +11%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe streptococcus group a at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $44.59 $29.83 – $101.01
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $52.30 $29.83 – $101.01
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $70.87 $29.83 – $133.77
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $82.20 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $90.60 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $36.29 $29.83 – $90.09
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $37.12 $29.83 – $94.64
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $32.25 $29.83 – $70.18

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