Drain cerebro spinal fluid 62272 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

$5,213.51

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.

$6,951.34

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.

$678.68 with SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS vs $6,951.34 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
SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $678.68 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $682.07 ↓ -87%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $712.61 ↓ -86%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $764.65 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $764.65 ↓ -85%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $764.65 ↓ -85%
AETNA MCAID AETNA MCAID $764.65 ↓ -85%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $764.65 ↓ -85%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $1,221.62 ↓ -77%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,307.14 ↓ -75%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $1,307.14 ↓ -75%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $1,357.36 ↓ -74%
UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,445.00 ↓ -72%
UHC ALL PAYER OLD UHC ALL PAYER OLD $1,604.00 ↓ -69%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $1,677.00 ↓ -68%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $1,682.00 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $1,712.12 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $1,923.00 ↓ -63%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $2,137.00 ↓ -59%
ANTHEM INDIANA HMO ANTHEM INDIANA HMO $2,137.00 ↓ -59%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC $2,137.00 ↓ -59%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $2,137.00 ↓ -59%
AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,273.09 ↓ -56%
AETNA COMM AETNA COMM $3,014.80 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,075.97 ↓ -41%
SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK $3,128.10 ↓ -40%
SIHO DUAL NTWRK SIHO DUAL NTWRK $3,475.67 ↓ -33%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $4,865.94 ↓ -7%
SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,865.94 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $5,908.64 ↑ +13%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $6,213.11 ↑ +19%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $6,951.34 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $6,951.34 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $6,951.34 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,951.34 ↑ +33%

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Drain cerebro spinal fluid 62272 at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $480.13 $215.21 – $709.80
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $872.40 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $432.45 $163.26 – $709.80
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $519.56 $207.92 – $1,324.96
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $568.37 $217.77 – $810.81
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $666.59 $209.30 – $810.81
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $362.34 $137.60 – $709.80
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $5,213.51 $6,951.34 – $13,902.68

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