Drainage of mouth 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

$2,514.27

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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.

$7,046.00

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.

$1,006.17 with Passport by Molina vs $6,411.86 with Multiplan — 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 $1,006.17 ↓ -60%
Wellcare Medicaid|All Plans $1,183.73 ↓ -53%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $1,479.66 ↓ -41%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $1,479.66 ↓ -41%
United Medicaid|All Plans $1,509.26 ↓ -40%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $1,553.65 ↓ -38%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Pathway $1,830.00 ↓ -27%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|HMO PPO $2,163.00 ↓ -14%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $2,937.96 ↑ +17%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $2,937.96 ↑ +17%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $2,937.96 ↑ +17%
United Medicare|All Plans $2,996.72 ↑ +19%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $3,026.10 ↑ +20%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $3,084.86 ↑ +23%
United Commercial|Non-Options $4,298.06 ↑ +71%
United Commercial|Options $4,298.06 ↑ +71%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $5,073.12 ↑ +102%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $5,875.92 ↑ +134%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $6,411.86 ↑ +155%

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Drainage of mouth lesion at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $3,462.60 $1,981.79 – $6,536.53
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $2,632.43 $1,503.41 – $6,536.53
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $2,857.92 $1,738.91 – $6,474.65
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $3,351.76 $1,671.32 – $6,474.65
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $3,047.62 $1,267.09 – $6,536.53
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester not published $3,110.87 – $3,110.87

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