Version cephalic external 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

$9,740.43

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.

$12,987.24

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.

$1,428.60 with WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS vs $12,987.24 with ANTHEM MCR SELECT — 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
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $1,428.60 ↓ -85%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $1,428.60 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $1,428.60 ↓ -85%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,428.60 ↓ -85%
AETNA MCAID AETNA MCAID $1,428.60 ↓ -85%
SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $3,112.38 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $3,127.94 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $3,198.76 ↓ -67%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $3,268.00 ↓ -66%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $3,540.32 ↓ -64%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $3,785.78 ↓ -61%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $3,933.84 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC $3,933.84 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM INDIANA HMO ANTHEM INDIANA HMO $3,933.84 ↓ -60%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $3,933.84 ↓ -60%
UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,103.97 ↓ -58%
AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,246.83 ↓ -56%
UHC ALL PAYER OLD UHC ALL PAYER OLD $4,636.44 ↓ -52%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $5,602.28 ↓ -42%
AETNA COMM AETNA COMM $5,632.57 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,746.85 ↓ -41%
SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK $5,844.26 ↓ -40%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $5,994.44 ↓ -38%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,994.44 ↓ -38%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $6,224.76 ↓ -36%
SIHO DUAL NTWRK SIHO DUAL NTWRK $6,493.62 ↓ -33%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $8,745.61 ↓ -10%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $9,091.07 ↓ -7%
SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $9,091.07 ↓ -7%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $11,039.15 ↑ +13%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $11,608.00 ↑ +19%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $12,987.24 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $12,987.24 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $12,987.24 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $12,987.24 ↑ +33%

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Version cephalic external at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $3,967.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $188.01 $107.38 – $466.83
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $938.48 $375.57 – $2,393.30
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $435.82 $265.18 – $987.35
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $568.12 $236.20 – $1,218.49
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $9,740.43 $12,987.24 – $25,974.48
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