X-ray exam entire spi 6/> vw 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

$7,000.85

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.

$9,334.46

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.

$102.10 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $9,334.46 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
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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 $102.10 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $102.61 ↓ -99%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $106.34 ↓ -98%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $106.34 ↓ -98%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $109.25 ↓ -98%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $204.20 ↓ -97%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $204.20 ↓ -97%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $207.57 ↓ -97%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $207.57 ↓ -97%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $275.92 ↓ -96%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $300.00 ↓ -96%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $840.10 ↓ -88%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $840.10 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $840.10 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $840.10 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $840.10 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $2,299.08 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $3,773.92 ↓ -46%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $3,855.13 ↓ -45%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $4,141.70 ↓ -41%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $4,188.37 ↓ -40%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $4,474.01 ↓ -36%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $4,601.89 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $4,601.89 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,962.20 ↓ -29%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,087.28 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $6,534.12 ↓ -7%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $7,280.88 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $7,374.22 ↑ +5%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $8,018.30 ↑ +15%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $9,334.46 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $9,334.46 ↑ +33%

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X-ray exam entire spi 6/> vw at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $157.86 $96.05 – $357.63
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $185.14 $92.32 – $357.63
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $184.63 $105.67 – $348.53
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $516.60 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $1,140.60 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $277.06 $158.24 – $687.96
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $138.81 $55.55 – $353.99
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN $1,354.01 $71.85 – $245.18

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