CT lower extremity without contrast (both sides) at CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East

150 North Eagle Creek Drive, Lexington, KY · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1447457775

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$796.93

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$1,984.00

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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.

$104.48 with Wellcare vs $1,805.44 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $104.48 ↓ -87%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $104.48 ↓ -87%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $104.48 ↓ -87%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $107.61 ↓ -86%
United Medicare|All Plans $108.66 ↓ -86%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $109.70 ↓ -86%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $208.96 ↓ -74%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Pathway $340.00 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO PPO $354.00 ↓ -56%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $372.00 ↓ -53%
Passport by Molina Medicaid|All Plans $484.89 ↓ -39%
Wellcare Medicaid|All Plans $505.53 ↓ -37%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $510.69 ↓ -36%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $515.84 ↓ -35%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $526.16 ↓ -34%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $541.64 ↓ -32%
United Commercial|Non-Options $1,099.00 ↑ +38%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,249.92 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,249.92 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,249.92 ↑ +57%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,269.76 ↑ +59%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,269.76 ↑ +59%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,646.72 ↑ +107%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $1,805.44 ↑ +127%

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CT lower extremity without contrast (both sides) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $1,015.66 $340.00 – $1,805.44
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $423.25 $242.25 – $798.98
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $710.61 $405.84 – $1,764.49
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $568.80 $227.63 – $1,450.54
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $791.71 $329.17 – $1,698.06
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $3,368.89 $98.09 – $98.09

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