Injection radioactive tracer sentinel node (both sides) 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

$170.57

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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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$478.00

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.

$68.26 with Passport by Molina vs $728.06 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
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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 $68.26 ↓ -60%
Wellcare Medicaid|All Plans $80.31 ↓ -53%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $100.38 ↓ -41%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $100.38 ↓ -41%
United Medicaid|All Plans $102.39 ↓ -40%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $105.40 ↓ -38%
United Commercial|Options $291.58 ↑ +71%
United Commercial|Non-Options $291.58 ↑ +71%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $344.16 ↑ +102%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $364.03 ↑ +113%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $364.03 ↑ +113%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $364.03 ↑ +113%
United Medicare|All Plans $371.31 ↑ +118%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $374.95 ↑ +120%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $382.23 ↑ +124%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $434.98 ↑ +155%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $728.06 ↑ +327%

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Injection radioactive tracer sentinel node (both sides) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $409.00 $233.58 – $1,015.56
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $562.35 $342.16 – $1,274.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $600.16 $299.27 – $1,159.34
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $3,303.46 $1,373.46 – $7,085.26
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $329.69 $375.10 – $375.10

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