Assay of salicylate at Baptist Health Louisville

4000 Kresge Way, Louisville, KY · Baptisthealth · · NPI 1265539498

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 3, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$146.86

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.

$195.81

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.

$7.46 with ANTHEM PATH HPN vs $195.81 with PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV — 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
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $7.46 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM INDIANA HMO ANTHEM INDIANA HMO $7.46 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC $7.46 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $7.46 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $7.46 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $7.46 ↓ -95%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $7.46 ↓ -95%
UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS $11.18 ↓ -92%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $16.12 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $18.64 ↓ -87%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $18.64 ↓ -87%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $18.64 ↓ -87%
AETNA MCAID AETNA MCAID $18.64 ↓ -87%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $18.64 ↓ -87%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $18.64 ↓ -87%
SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $18.64 ↓ -87%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $18.64 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $18.73 ↓ -87%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $19.57 ↓ -87%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $35.90 ↓ -76%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $35.90 ↓ -76%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $48.23 ↓ -67%
AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS $64.03 ↓ -56%
UHC ALL PAYER OLD UHC ALL PAYER OLD $69.90 ↓ -52%
AETNA COMM AETNA COMM $84.92 ↓ -42%
SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK $88.11 ↓ -40%
SIHO DUAL NTWRK SIHO DUAL NTWRK $97.91 ↓ -33%
SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $137.07 ↓ -7%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $137.07 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $166.44 ↑ +13%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $175.02 ↑ +19%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $195.81 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $195.81 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $195.81 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $195.81 ↑ +33%

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Assay of salicylate at other Kentucky hospitals

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CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $49.66 $7.46 – $93.73
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CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $33.55 $7.46 – $85.54
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CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $56.06 $7.46 – $108.29
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