Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic 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

$52,807.95

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.

$70,410.60

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.

$5,304.00 with HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS vs $70,410.60 with PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS — 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
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $5,304.00 ↓ -90%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $6,084.00 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $6,760.00 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM INDIANA HMO ANTHEM INDIANA HMO $6,760.00 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $6,760.00 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC $6,760.00 ↓ -87%
SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $6,976.58 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $7,011.46 ↓ -87%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $7,325.41 ↓ -86%
UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS $7,390.00 ↓ -86%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $7,745.17 ↓ -85%
AETNA MCAID AETNA MCAID $7,745.17 ↓ -85%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $7,745.17 ↓ -85%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $7,745.17 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $7,745.17 ↓ -85%
UHC ALL PAYER OLD UHC ALL PAYER OLD $8,230.00 ↓ -84%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $11,755.00 ↓ -78%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $12,557.84 ↓ -76%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $13,436.89 ↓ -75%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $13,436.89 ↓ -75%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $13,953.16 ↓ -74%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $17,342.13 ↓ -67%
AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS $23,024.27 ↓ -56%
AETNA COMM AETNA COMM $30,537.08 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $31,156.69 ↓ -41%
SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK $31,684.77 ↓ -40%
SIHO DUAL NTWRK SIHO DUAL NTWRK $35,205.30 ↓ -33%
SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $49,287.42 ↓ -7%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $49,287.42 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $59,849.01 ↑ +13%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $62,932.99 ↑ +19%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $70,410.60 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $70,410.60 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $70,410.60 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $70,410.60 ↑ +33%

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral including cavity creation 1 vertebral body thoracic at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $21,545.28 $7,213.22 – $7,357.48
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $52,807.95 $70,410.60 – $140,821.20
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $52,807.95 $7,086.45 – $70,410.60
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $52,807.95 $70,410.60 – $140,821.20
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $52,807.95 $70,410.60 – $140,821.20
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $52,807.95 $7,213.22 – $70,410.60
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester not published $6,808.45 – $6,808.45

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