Insert swan-ganz cath 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

$839.91

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.

$2,091.00

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.

$511.05 with Passport by Molina vs $9,080.00 with Humana — 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
Passport by Molina Medicaid|All Plans $511.05 ↓ -39%
Wellcare Medicaid|All Plans $532.79 ↓ -37%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $538.23 ↓ -36%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $543.66 ↓ -35%
United Medicaid|Community Plan $554.54 ↓ -34%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $570.85 ↓ -32%
United Commercial|Non-Options $1,045.50 ↑ +24%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,317.33 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $1,317.33 ↑ +57%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $1,317.33 ↑ +57%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $1,338.24 ↑ +59%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $1,338.24 ↑ +59%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,526.22 ↑ +82%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $1,526.22 ↑ +82%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $1,526.22 ↑ +82%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $1,572.01 ↑ +87%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,587.27 ↑ +89%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $1,602.53 ↑ +91%
United Commercial|Options PPO $1,630.98 ↑ +94%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $1,902.81 ↑ +127%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $3,052.44 ↑ +263%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $9,080.00 ↑ +981%

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Insert swan-ganz cath at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $985.04 $491.18 – $1,902.81
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $1,018.10 $582.71 – $1,921.92
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $774.01 $442.05 – $1,921.92
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $739.01 $295.74 – $1,884.61
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $896.09 $372.56 – $1,921.92
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester not published $1,477.02 – $1,477.02

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