MRI upper extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) 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

$7,068.05

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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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$9,424.07

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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.

$233.02 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $4,501.67 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 $233.02 ↓ -97%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $234.19 ↓ -97%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $249.33 ↓ -96%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $405.15 ↓ -94%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $405.15 ↓ -94%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $405.15 ↓ -94%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $405.15 ↓ -94%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $405.15 ↓ -94%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $466.04 ↓ -93%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $466.04 ↓ -93%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $473.73 ↓ -93%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $473.73 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $542.00 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $561.00 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $616.00 ↓ -91%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $684.00 ↓ -90%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $684.00 ↓ -90%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $980.00 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $1,108.76 ↓ -84%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $1,172.00 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,465.00 ↓ -79%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,779.00 ↓ -75%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $1,859.19 ↓ -74%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $1,871.00 ↓ -74%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,453.41 ↓ -65%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $2,698.00 ↓ -62%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $3,151.17 ↓ -55%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $3,511.30 ↓ -50%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $3,556.32 ↓ -50%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,866.93 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $4,501.67 ↓ -36%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $4,501.67 ↓ -36%

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MRI upper extremity other than joint without contrast (both sides) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $1,002.99 $567.00 – $2,272.27
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $1,070.31 $533.70 – $2,067.52
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $812.27 $464.90 – $1,533.35
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $2,179.80 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $2,273.40 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $973.74 $556.12 – $2,417.87
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $1,190.41 $476.39 – $3,035.76
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $1,262.67 $524.97 – $2,708.16

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