Inj proc myelogram lumbar 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

$3,172.46

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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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$4,229.94

Gross charge

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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.

$69.54 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $4,229.94 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
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $69.54 ↓ -98%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $69.89 ↓ -98%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $74.41 ↓ -98%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $139.08 ↓ -96%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $139.08 ↓ -96%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $141.37 ↓ -96%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $141.37 ↓ -96%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $380.69 ↓ -88%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $380.69 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $380.69 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $380.69 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $380.69 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $1,041.83 ↓ -67%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,497.40 ↓ -53%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $1,746.97 ↓ -45%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $1,897.97 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $2,112.00 ↓ -33%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $2,136.12 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $2,185.00 ↓ -31%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,248.64 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,305.32 ↓ -27%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $2,326.47 ↓ -27%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $2,399.00 ↓ -24%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $2,665.00 ↓ -16%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $2,665.00 ↓ -16%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $2,960.96 ↓ -7%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $3,299.35 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $3,341.65 ↑ +5%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $3,372.95 ↑ +6%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,633.52 ↑ +15%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $4,229.94 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $4,229.94 ↑ +33%

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Inj proc myelogram lumbar at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $971.25 $590.96 – $2,200.38
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $1,139.08 $567.99 – $2,200.38
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $838.30 $479.80 – $1,582.49
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $1,014.60 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $768.88 $439.12 – $1,909.18
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $584.14 $212.49 – $1,354.08
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $890.15 $370.09 – $1,909.18
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $3,172.46 $4,229.94 – $8,459.88

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