Venipuncture >= 3 years diagnostic/therapeutic (not to be used for routine venipuncture) 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

$188.79

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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.

$251.72

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.

$7.81 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $251.72 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

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 $7.81 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $7.85 ↓ -96%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $8.36 ↓ -96%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $15.62 ↓ -92%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $15.62 ↓ -92%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $15.88 ↓ -92%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $15.88 ↓ -92%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $20.62 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $22.65 ↓ -88%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $22.65 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $22.65 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $22.65 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $22.65 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $62.00 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $101.77 ↓ -46%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $103.96 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $111.69 ↓ -41%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $112.95 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $120.65 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $124.10 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $124.10 ↓ -34%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $127.12 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $133.81 ↓ -29%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $133.92 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $137.19 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $176.20 ↓ -7%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $186.78 ↓ -1%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $196.34 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $198.86 ↑ +5%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $216.23 ↑ +15%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $251.72 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $251.72 ↑ +33%

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Venipuncture >= 3 years diagnostic/therapeutic (not to be used for routine venipuncture) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $40.17 $24.44 – $91.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $47.11 $23.49 – $91.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $46.28 $26.49 – $87.36
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $1,925.40 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $28.96 $16.54 – $71.89
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $32.48 $13.00 – $82.81
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $42.43 $17.64 – $91.00
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $188.79 $251.72 – $503.44

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