Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London

1001 SAINT JOSEPH LANE, London, KY · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1992701429

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

$273.34

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$766.00

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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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$109.39 with Passport by Molina vs $1,274.80 with CareSource — 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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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 $109.39 ↓ -60%
Wellcare Medicaid|All Plans $128.69 ↓ -53%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $160.86 ↓ -41%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $160.86 ↓ -41%
United Medicaid|All Plans $164.08 ↓ -40%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $168.91 ↓ -38%
United Commercial|Options $467.26 ↑ +71%
United Commercial|Non-Options $467.26 ↑ +71%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $551.52 ↑ +102%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $637.40 ↑ +133%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $637.40 ↑ +133%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $637.40 ↑ +133%
United Medicare|All Plans $650.15 ↑ +138%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $656.52 ↑ +140%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $669.27 ↑ +145%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $697.06 ↑ +155%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $1,274.80 ↑ +366%

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Aspiration fine needle (fna) biopsy w/ultrasound guidance 1st lesion at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $919.28 $526.15 – $1,735.37
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $590.40 $337.19 – $1,466.01
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $745.91 $453.86 – $1,689.87
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $1,032.15 $514.67 – $1,993.81
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $2,060.31 $856.60 – $4,418.96
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $1,739.36 $664.43 – $664.43

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