Ultrasound hips infant dynamic 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

$196.98

Cash price

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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.

$552.00

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.

$78.83 with Passport by Molina vs $733.00 with United — 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 $78.83 ↓ -60%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $79.77 ↓ -60%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $79.77 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $79.77 ↓ -60%
United Medicare|All Plans $81.37 ↓ -59%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $82.16 ↓ -58%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $83.76 ↓ -57%
Wellcare Medicaid|All Plans $92.74 ↓ -53%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $115.92 ↓ -41%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $115.92 ↓ -41%
United Medicaid|All Plans $118.24 ↓ -40%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $121.72 ↓ -38%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $159.54 ↓ -19%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $316.97 ↑ +61%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $502.32 ↑ +155%
United Commercial|Non-Options $733.00 ↑ +272%
United Commercial|Options $733.00 ↑ +272%

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Ultrasound hips infant dynamic at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $293.92 $167.86 – $729.82
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $153.85 $93.61 – $348.53
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $192.89 $89.97 – $348.53
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $263.91 $109.73 – $566.02
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $1,738.59 $81.65 – $81.65

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