Cerebrospinal fld flw imag 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

$1,877.81

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.

$2,503.74

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.

$275.41 with WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS vs $3,120.00 with UHC ALL PAYER OLD — 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
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $275.41 ↓ -85%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $275.41 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $275.41 ↓ -85%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $275.41 ↓ -85%
AETNA MCAID AETNA MCAID $275.41 ↓ -85%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $340.72 ↓ -82%
SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $522.05 ↓ -72%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $524.66 ↓ -72%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $548.15 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $616.67 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $682.52 ↓ -64%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $729.84 ↓ -61%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $758.38 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $758.38 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC $758.38 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM INDIANA HMO ANTHEM INDIANA HMO $758.38 ↓ -60%
AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS $818.72 ↓ -56%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $939.68 ↓ -50%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $1,005.46 ↓ -46%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,005.46 ↓ -46%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $1,044.09 ↓ -44%
AETNA COMM AETNA COMM $1,085.87 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,107.90 ↓ -41%
SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK $1,126.68 ↓ -40%
SIHO DUAL NTWRK SIHO DUAL NTWRK $1,251.87 ↓ -33%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $1,752.62 ↓ -7%
SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,752.62 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $2,128.18 ↑ +13%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $2,237.84 ↑ +19%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $2,503.74 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $2,503.74 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,503.74 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $2,503.74 ↑ +33%
UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,771.00 ↑ +48%
UHC ALL PAYER OLD UHC ALL PAYER OLD $3,120.00 ↑ +66%

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Cerebrospinal fld flw imag at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $1,074.00 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $797.40 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $463.94 $282.29 – $1,051.05
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $544.11 $271.31 – $1,051.05
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $1,877.81 $2,503.74 – $5,007.48
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $1,877.81 $530.27 – $2,503.74
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $1,877.81 $2,503.74 – $5,007.48
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $1,877.81 $835.15 – $5,007.48

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