Larynscop w/tumr exc + scope 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

$733.95

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.

$1,558.00

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.

$365.98 with Passport by Molina vs $7,244.70 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 $365.98 ↓ -50%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $412.25 ↓ -44%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $420.66 ↓ -43%
United Medicaid|All Plans $429.08 ↓ -42%
Wellcare Medicaid|All Plans $433.28 ↓ -41%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $441.70 ↓ -40%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $747.84 ↑ +2%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $981.54 ↑ +34%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $981.54 ↑ +34%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $981.54 ↑ +34%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $981.54 ↑ +34%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $981.54 ↑ +34%
United Commercial|PPO $1,168.50 ↑ +59%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $1,417.78 ↑ +93%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $3,078.06 ↑ +319%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Pathway $3,517.00 ↑ +379%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $3,622.35 ↑ +394%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $3,622.35 ↑ +394%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $3,622.35 ↑ +394%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,731.02 ↑ +408%
United Medicare|All Plans $3,767.24 ↑ +413%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $3,803.47 ↑ +418%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO PPO $4,157.00 ↑ +466%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $7,244.70 ↑ +887%
United Commercial|Non-Options not published by hospital
United Commercial|Options not published by hospital

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Larynscop w/tumr exc + scope at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $625.81 $380.78 – $1,417.78

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