Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 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

$2,158.50

Cash price

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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.

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.

$6,049.00

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.

$235.41 with Humana vs $9,794.26 with CareSource — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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
Humana Commercial|All Plans $235.41 ↓ -89%
Passport by Molina Medicaid|All Plans $863.80 ↓ -60%
Wellcare Medicaid|All Plans $1,016.24 ↓ -53%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $1,270.29 ↓ -41%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $1,270.29 ↓ -41%
United Medicaid|All Plans $1,295.70 ↓ -40%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,333.81 ↓ -38%
United Commercial|Options $4,234.30 ↑ +96%
United Commercial|Non-Options $4,234.30 ↑ +96%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $4,897.13 ↑ +127%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $4,897.13 ↑ +127%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $4,897.13 ↑ +127%
United Medicare|All Plans $4,995.07 ↑ +131%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $5,044.04 ↑ +134%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $5,141.99 ↑ +138%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $5,504.59 ↑ +155%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $9,794.26 ↑ +354%

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Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $1,360.88 $235.41 – $3,083.08
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $1,596.03 $235.41 – $3,083.08

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