ER Visit (level 1, minor) 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

$551.74

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.

$735.65

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.

$80.92 with HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS vs $1,997.00 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
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $80.92 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $80.92 ↓ -85%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $80.92 ↓ -85%
AETNA MCAID AETNA MCAID $80.92 ↓ -85%
SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $81.07 ↓ -85%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $81.48 ↓ -85%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $85.13 ↓ -85%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $98.38 ↓ -82%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $145.93 ↓ -74%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $156.15 ↓ -72%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $156.15 ↓ -72%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $162.15 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $181.19 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $196.79 ↓ -64%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $210.54 ↓ -62%
ANTHEM INDIANA HMO ANTHEM INDIANA HMO $218.64 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $218.64 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $218.64 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC $218.64 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $301.98 ↓ -45%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $314.00 ↓ -43%
SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK $331.04 ↓ -40%
SIHO DUAL NTWRK SIHO DUAL NTWRK $367.83 ↓ -33%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $514.96 ↓ -7%
SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $514.96 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $625.30 ↑ +13%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $657.52 ↑ +19%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $735.65 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $735.65 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $735.65 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $735.65 ↑ +33%
AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS $861.00 ↑ +56%
AETNA COMM AETNA COMM $1,129.80 ↑ +105%
UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,771.00 ↑ +221%
UHC ALL PAYER OLD UHC ALL PAYER OLD $1,997.00 ↑ +262%

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ER Visit (level 1, minor) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $280.56 $64.29 – $212.03
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $337.20 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $316.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $192.04 $109.68 – $476.84
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $106.70 $42.70 – $272.09
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $221.73 $134.91 – $502.32
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $260.04 $102.66 – $397.67
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $199.42 $82.91 – $427.70

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