Vein x-ray skull epidural 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

$5,352.04

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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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$7,136.05

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.

$95.93 with CIGNA - ALL PLANS vs $7,136.05 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
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $95.93 ↓ -98%
SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $603.13 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $606.14 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $633.29 ↓ -88%
AETNA MCAID AETNA MCAID $784.97 ↓ -85%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $784.97 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $784.97 ↓ -85%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $784.97 ↓ -85%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $784.97 ↓ -85%
UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS $989.22 ↓ -82%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $1,085.63 ↓ -80%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $1,161.63 ↓ -78%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,161.63 ↓ -78%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $1,206.26 ↓ -77%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $1,757.61 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $1,945.29 ↓ -64%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $2,080.16 ↓ -61%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $2,161.51 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM INDIANA HMO ANTHEM INDIANA HMO $2,161.51 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC $2,161.51 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $2,161.51 ↓ -60%
AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,333.49 ↓ -56%
UHC ALL PAYER OLD UHC ALL PAYER OLD $2,547.57 ↓ -52%
AETNA COMM AETNA COMM $3,094.90 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,157.70 ↓ -41%
SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK $3,211.22 ↓ -40%
SIHO DUAL NTWRK SIHO DUAL NTWRK $3,568.03 ↓ -33%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $4,995.24 ↓ -7%
SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,995.24 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $6,065.64 ↑ +13%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $6,378.20 ↑ +19%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $7,136.05 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $7,136.05 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $7,136.05 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $7,136.05 ↑ +33%

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Vein x-ray skull epidural at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $5,352.04 $7,136.05 – $14,272.10
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $5,352.04 $261.83 – $7,136.05
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $5,352.04 $618.26 – $14,272.10
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $5,352.04 $235.14 – $14,272.10
Baptist Health Paducah Paducah $5,352.04 $618.26 – $7,136.05
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester not published $588.59 – $588.59
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN not published $68.21 – $1,218.65

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