X-ray knee 1-2 views (both sides) 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

$1,749.35

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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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$2,332.46

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.

$84.99 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $1,166.16 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
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $84.99 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $85.41 ↓ -95%
UHC OLD BUSINESS UHC OLD BUSINESS $88.05 ↓ -95%
UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC NEW BUSINESS - ALL OTHER PLANS $88.05 ↓ -95%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $90.94 ↓ -95%
CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS CIGNA COMM - ALL PLANS $91.58 ↓ -95%
WELLCARE MCAID WELLCARE MCAID $104.95 ↓ -94%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $104.95 ↓ -94%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $104.95 ↓ -94%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $104.95 ↓ -94%
HUMANA MCAID HMO HUMANA MCAID HMO $104.95 ↓ -94%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $169.98 ↓ -90%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $169.98 ↓ -90%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $172.78 ↓ -90%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL PLANS $172.78 ↓ -90%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $287.23 ↓ -84%
ENCORE PREFERRED ENCORE PREFERRED $300.00 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO ANTHEM PATHWAY HMO $471.48 ↓ -73%
AETNA NEW BUS AETNA NEW BUS $481.62 ↓ -72%
ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN ANTHEM PATHWAY HPN $517.43 ↓ -70%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $523.26 ↓ -70%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $558.94 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $574.92 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $574.92 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $619.93 ↓ -65%
AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA COMM - ALL OTHER PLANS $635.56 ↓ -64%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $816.31 ↓ -53%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $909.60 ↓ -48%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $921.27 ↓ -47%
ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS ENCORE PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,001.73 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $1,166.16 ↓ -33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,166.16 ↓ -33%

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X-ray knee 1-2 views (both sides) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $298.85 $64.15 – $677.04
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $350.49 $64.15 – $677.04
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $203.91 $116.71 – $384.93
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $275.40 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $348.60 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $273.03 $80.17 – $348.53
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $286.19 $64.15 – $729.82
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $330.94 $64.15 – $581.49

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