Thyroid uptake measurement 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

$796.17

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.

$1,061.56

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.

$93.35 with CIGNA - 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
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $93.35 ↓ -88%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $116.77 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $116.77 ↓ -85%
AETNA MCAID AETNA MCAID $116.77 ↓ -85%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $116.77 ↓ -85%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $116.77 ↓ -85%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $261.46 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $289.38 ↓ -64%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $309.44 ↓ -61%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $321.55 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC $321.55 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $321.55 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM INDIANA HMO ANTHEM INDIANA HMO $321.55 ↓ -60%
AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS $347.13 ↓ -56%
SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $384.37 ↓ -52%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $386.29 ↓ -51%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $403.58 ↓ -49%
AETNA COMM AETNA COMM $460.40 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $469.74 ↓ -41%
SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK $477.70 ↓ -40%
SIHO DUAL NTWRK SIHO DUAL NTWRK $530.78 ↓ -33%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $691.86 ↓ -13%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $740.29 ↓ -7%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $740.29 ↓ -7%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $743.09 ↓ -7%
SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $743.09 ↓ -7%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $768.73 ↓ -3%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $902.33 ↑ +13%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $948.82 ↑ +19%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $1,061.56 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $1,061.56 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,061.56 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,061.56 ↑ +33%
UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,771.00 ↑ +248%
UHC ALL PAYER OLD UHC ALL PAYER OLD $3,120.00 ↑ +292%

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Thyroid uptake measurement at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $606.43 $347.09 – $1,144.78
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $820.80 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $618.60 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $461.04 $263.30 – $1,144.78
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $759.35 $211.88 – $1,936.48
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $500.49 $211.88 – $1,133.86
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $586.97 $211.88 – $1,133.86
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $852.81 $211.88 – $1,829.10

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