X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast 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

$355.20

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$754.00

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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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$174.90 with Humana vs $686.14 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

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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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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
Humana Medicare|All Plans $174.90 ↓ -51%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $174.90 ↓ -51%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $174.90 ↓ -51%
Passport by Molina Medicaid|All Plans $177.12 ↓ -50%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $180.15 ↓ -49%
United Medicare|All Plans $181.90 ↓ -49%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $183.65 ↓ -48%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $199.51 ↓ -44%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $203.58 ↓ -43%
United Medicaid|All Plans $207.66 ↓ -42%
Wellcare Medicaid|All Plans $209.69 ↓ -41%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $213.76 ↓ -40%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $263.95 ↓ -26%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $349.80 ↓ -2%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $467.48 ↑ +32%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $475.02 ↑ +34%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $475.02 ↑ +34%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $475.02 ↑ +34%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $475.02 ↑ +34%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $475.02 ↑ +34%
United Commercial|PPO $550.42 ↑ +55%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $686.14 ↑ +93%

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $318.13 $184.28 – $686.14
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $382.76 $199.20 – $657.02
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $368.32 $138.35 – $601.51
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $346.85 $94.40 – $601.51
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $924.09 $263.95 – $1,981.98
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $610.68 $164.58 – $164.58

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