Epoetin alfa, 100 units esrd 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

$26.51

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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.

$35.35

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.

$0.78 with ANTHEM PATH HPN vs $15.69 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 $0.78 ↓ -97%
ANTHEM INDIANA HMO ANTHEM INDIANA HMO $0.86 ↓ -97%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC $0.86 ↓ -97%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $0.86 ↓ -97%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $0.86 ↓ -97%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $0.96 ↓ -96%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $1.73 ↓ -93%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $1.73 ↓ -93%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $1.73 ↓ -93%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $1.73 ↓ -93%
AETNA MCAID AETNA MCAID $1.73 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $2.20 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $3.86 ↓ -85%
UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS $4.96 ↓ -81%
AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS $5.13 ↓ -81%
UHC ALL PAYER OLD UHC ALL PAYER OLD $5.60 ↓ -79%
AETNA COMM AETNA COMM $6.80 ↓ -74%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.94 ↓ -74%
SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK $7.06 ↓ -73%
SIHO DUAL NTWRK SIHO DUAL NTWRK $7.85 ↓ -70%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $10.98 ↓ -59%
SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $10.98 ↓ -59%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $13.34 ↓ -50%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $14.02 ↓ -47%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $15.69 ↓ -41%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $15.69 ↓ -41%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $15.69 ↓ -41%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $15.69 ↓ -41%

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Epoetin alfa, 100 units esrd at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $26.51 $0.86 – $31.38
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN $13.22 $0.70 – $1.27
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $26.51 $0.84 – $15.69
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $26.51 $0.86 – $31.38
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $26.51 $0.86 – $31.38
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $26.51 $0.73 – $15.69

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