Insertion/replacement temporary single chamber electrode/pacemaker catheter 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

$26,693.55

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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$35,591.40

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.

$3,203.23 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $35,591.40 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
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $3,203.23 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $3,203.23 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $3,203.23 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $3,203.23 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $3,203.23 ↓ -88%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $8,081.78 ↓ -70%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $8,122.19 ↓ -70%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $8,647.50 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $8,766.16 ↓ -67%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $12,599.36 ↓ -53%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $14,389.60 ↓ -46%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $14,699.25 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $15,791.90 ↓ -41%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $15,969.86 ↓ -40%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $16,163.56 ↓ -39%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $16,163.56 ↓ -39%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $16,430.26 ↓ -38%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $16,430.26 ↓ -38%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $17,058.96 ↓ -36%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $17,360.00 ↓ -35%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $17,546.56 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $17,546.56 ↓ -34%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $17,973.66 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $18,920.39 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $19,397.31 ↓ -27%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $19,575.27 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $24,913.98 ↓ -7%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $27,761.29 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $28,117.21 ↑ +5%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $30,573.01 ↑ +15%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $35,591.40 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $35,591.40 ↑ +33%

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Insertion/replacement temporary single chamber electrode/pacemaker catheter at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $623.81 $379.56 – $1,413.23
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $731.60 $364.80 – $1,413.23
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $965.08 $552.36 – $1,821.82
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $14,173.80 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $6,384.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $597.73 $341.37 – $1,484.21
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $7,134.57 $2,855.15 – $18,194.54
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $26,693.55 $35,591.40 – $71,182.80

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