Transfusion blood/blood component(s) 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

$3,498.82

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.

$4,665.09

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.

$419.86 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $4,665.09 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 $419.86 ↓ -88%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $419.86 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $419.86 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $419.86 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $419.86 ↓ -88%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $430.85 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $433.01 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $461.01 ↓ -87%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $861.71 ↓ -75%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $861.71 ↓ -75%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $875.92 ↓ -75%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $875.92 ↓ -75%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $1,149.01 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $1,886.10 ↓ -46%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $1,926.68 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $2,069.90 ↓ -41%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $2,093.23 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $2,235.98 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $2,299.89 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $2,299.89 ↓ -34%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $2,355.87 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,479.96 ↓ -29%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,481.83 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,542.47 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $3,265.56 ↓ -7%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $3,461.50 ↓ -1%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $3,638.77 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $3,685.42 ↑ +5%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $3,719.94 ↑ +6%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,007.31 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $4,665.09 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $4,665.09 ↑ +33%

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Transfusion blood/blood component(s) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $591.67 $360.01 – $1,340.43
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $741.83 $346.01 – $1,340.43
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $510.50 $292.18 – $963.69
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $565.20 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $1,458.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $388.11 $221.65 – $963.69
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $525.62 $210.35 – $1,340.43
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $520.60 $216.45 – $1,116.57

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