Ghs vaginal delivery only at CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital

1 Saint Joseph Drive, Lexington, KY · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1437150984

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

$2,095.06

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.

$4,160.00

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.

$977.19 with Passport by Molina vs $6,247.64 with CareSource — 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 $977.19 ↓ -53%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $1,100.74 ↓ -47%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $1,123.20 ↓ -46%
United Medicaid|All Plans $1,145.67 ↓ -45%
Wellcare Medicaid|All Plans $1,156.90 ↓ -45%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,179.36 ↓ -44%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,538.38 ↓ -27%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,996.80 ↓ -5%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Pathway $2,011.00 ↓ -4%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO PPO $2,376.00 ↑ +13%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,620.80 ↑ +25%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,620.80 ↑ +25%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $2,620.80 ↑ +25%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $2,620.80 ↑ +25%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $2,620.80 ↑ +25%
United Commercial|Non-Options $3,036.80 ↑ +45%
United Commercial|Options $3,036.80 ↑ +45%
United Commercial|PPO $3,120.00 ↑ +49%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,123.82 ↑ +49%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $3,123.82 ↑ +49%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $3,123.82 ↑ +49%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,217.53 ↑ +54%
United Medicare|All Plans $3,248.77 ↑ +55%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $3,280.01 ↑ +57%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $3,785.60 ↑ +81%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $6,247.64 ↑ +198%

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Ghs vaginal delivery only at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $1,670.97 $1,016.71 – $3,785.60
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $1,352.17 $773.90 – $2,552.55
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $1,202.43 $686.72 – $2,985.71
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $1,391.66 $556.92 – $3,549.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $1,392.07 $578.77 – $2,985.71
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $5,785.13 $3,037.37 – $3,037.37

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