Pet fdg brain metoblic eval sb 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

$5,824.41

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.

$7,765.88

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.

$698.93 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $7,765.88 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
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $698.93 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $698.93 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $698.93 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $698.93 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $698.93 ↓ -88%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $1,396.49 ↓ -76%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $1,403.47 ↓ -76%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,494.24 ↓ -74%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $1,664.00 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $1,912.74 ↓ -67%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $2,792.98 ↓ -52%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $2,792.98 ↓ -52%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $2,839.06 ↓ -51%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $2,839.06 ↓ -51%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $3,139.75 ↓ -46%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $3,207.31 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $3,445.72 ↓ -41%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $3,722.19 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $3,828.58 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $3,828.58 ↓ -34%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $3,921.77 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,128.34 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,232.40 ↓ -27%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,302.30 ↓ -26%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $5,436.12 ↓ -7%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $5,612.00 ↓ -4%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $5,824.41 ↑ +0%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $6,057.39 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $6,135.05 ↑ +5%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,670.89 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $7,765.88 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $7,765.88 ↑ +33%

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Pet fdg brain metoblic eval sb at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $1,722.79 $1,048.24 – $3,902.99
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $2,770.56 $1,151.90 – $5,942.30
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $5,824.41 $3,659.00 – $15,531.76
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $5,824.41 $7,765.88 – $15,531.76
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $5,824.41 $5,612.00 – $15,531.76
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $5,824.41 $1,044.00 – $7,765.88
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville $5,824.41 $643.59 – $7,765.88
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN not published $3,330.77 – $3,330.77

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