Carotene at Baptist Health Louisville
4000 Kresge Way, Louisville, KY · Baptisthealth · · NPI 1265539498
$308.84
Cash price 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.
$411.79
Gross charge 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.
$5.53 with UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $411.79 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS | $5.53 | ↓ -98% |
| ANTHEM PATH HPN | ANTHEM PATH HPN | $7.84 | ↓ -97% |
| ANTHEM INDIANA HMO | ANTHEM INDIANA HMO | $7.84 | ↓ -97% |
| ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC | ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC | $7.84 | ↓ -97% |
| ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO | ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO | $7.84 | ↓ -97% |
| ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS | ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS | $7.84 | ↓ -97% |
| ANTHEM PATH HMO | ANTHEM PATH HMO | $7.84 | ↓ -97% |
| HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS | HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS | $7.84 | ↓ -97% |
| CIGNA - ALL PLANS | CIGNA - ALL PLANS | $7.97 | ↓ -97% |
| AETNA MCAID | AETNA MCAID | $9.22 | ↓ -97% |
| ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS | ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS | $9.22 | ↓ -97% |
| CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS | CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS | $9.22 | ↓ -97% |
| WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS | WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS | $9.22 | ↓ -97% |
| UHC MCAID | UHC MCAID | $9.22 | ↓ -97% |
| SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS | SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS | $9.22 | ↓ -97% |
| MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS | MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS | $9.22 | ↓ -97% |
| HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS | HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS | $9.22 | ↓ -97% |
| ANTHEM MCR ADV | ANTHEM MCR ADV | $9.27 | ↓ -97% |
| HUMANA MCR ADV | HUMANA MCR ADV | $9.68 | ↓ -97% |
| AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT | AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT | $17.76 | ↓ -94% |
| AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS | AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS | $17.76 | ↓ -94% |
| ANTHEM BHS1 | ANTHEM BHS1 | $101.42 | ↓ -67% |
| AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS | AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS | $134.66 | ↓ -56% |
| UHC ALL PAYER OLD | UHC ALL PAYER OLD | $147.01 | ↓ -52% |
| AETNA COMM | AETNA COMM | $178.59 | ↓ -42% |
| SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK | SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK | $185.31 | ↓ -40% |
| SIHO DUAL NTWRK | SIHO DUAL NTWRK | $205.90 | ↓ -33% |
| SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS | $288.25 | ↓ -7% |
| PHCS-ALL PLANS | PHCS-ALL PLANS | $288.25 | ↓ -7% |
| MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS | $350.02 | ↑ +13% |
| CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS | CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS | $368.06 | ↑ +19% |
| ANTHEM MCR SELECT | ANTHEM MCR SELECT | $411.79 | ↑ +33% |
| PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS | PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS | $411.79 | ↑ +33% |
| AETNA MCR ADV | AETNA MCR ADV | $411.79 | ↑ +33% |
| PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV | PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV | $411.79 | ↑ +33% |
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Carotene at other Kentucky hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea | Berea | $62.67 | $7.84 – $118.30 |
| Marcum Wallace Hospital | Irvine | $33.60 | not published |
| Lourdes Hospital | Paducah | $50.40 | not published |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt. Sterling | $60.84 | $7.84 – $151.06 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London | London | $48.89 | $7.84 – $124.67 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East | Lexington | $46.20 | $7.84 – $104.65 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital | Lexington | $57.92 | $7.84 – $104.65 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital | Bardstown | $65.34 | $7.84 – $140.14 |