Warde vitamin c (ascorbic acid) 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

$130.48

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.

$173.97

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.

$4.94 with ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO vs $173.97 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
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $4.94 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $4.94 ↓ -96%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $4.94 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.94 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $4.94 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $4.94 ↓ -96%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $9.89 ↓ -92%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $9.89 ↓ -92%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $9.89 ↓ -92%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $9.89 ↓ -92%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $9.89 ↓ -92%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $9.89 ↓ -92%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $9.89 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $9.94 ↓ -92%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.58 ↓ -92%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $14.84 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $15.66 ↓ -88%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $20.11 ↓ -85%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $20.11 ↓ -85%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $23.34 ↓ -82%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $42.85 ↓ -67%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $71.85 ↓ -45%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $78.06 ↓ -40%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $87.85 ↓ -33%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $92.55 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $94.81 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $121.78 ↓ -7%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $135.70 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $137.44 ↑ +5%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $149.44 ↑ +15%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $173.97 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $173.97 ↑ +33%

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Warde vitamin c (ascorbic acid) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $44.99 $4.94 – $101.92
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $52.77 $4.94 – $101.92
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $52.55 $4.94 – $99.19
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $18.00 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $67.80 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $78.80 $4.94 – $195.65
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $37.47 $4.94 – $95.55
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $16.55 $4.94 – $35.49

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