Ghs inj neurolytic intercostal nerve 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

$889.71

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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.

$2,215.00

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.

$541.35 with Passport by Molina vs $2,584.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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

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
Passport by Molina Medicaid|All Plans $541.35 ↓ -39%
Wellcare Medicaid|All Plans $564.39 ↓ -37%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $570.15 ↓ -36%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $575.90 ↓ -35%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $587.42 ↓ -34%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $604.70 ↓ -32%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $874.69 ↓ -2%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $874.69 ↓ -2%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $874.69 ↓ -2%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $900.93 ↑ +1%
United Medicare|All Plans $909.68 ↑ +2%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $918.42 ↑ +3%
United Commercial|Non-Options $1,107.50 ↑ +24%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,395.45 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,395.45 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,395.45 ↑ +57%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,417.60 ↑ +59%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,417.60 ↑ +59%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,538.38 ↑ +73%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,727.70 ↑ +94%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $1,749.38 ↑ +97%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $2,015.65 ↑ +127%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Pathway $2,186.00 ↑ +146%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO PPO $2,584.00 ↑ +190%

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Ghs inj neurolytic intercostal nerve at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $1,043.45 $520.31 – $2,015.65
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $1,078.36 $617.19 – $2,035.67
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $782.90 $313.31 – $1,996.54
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $949.12 $394.61 – $2,035.67
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester not published $829.89 – $829.89

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