X-ray forearm 2 views (both sides) 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

$2,012.57

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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$2,683.42

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.

$27.97 with CIGNA - ALL PLANS vs $1,341.73 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 $27.97 ↓ -99%
SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS SIG ADVANTAGE - ALL PLANS $83.67 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $84.09 ↓ -96%
HUMANA MCR ADV HUMANA MCR ADV $87.86 ↓ -96%
UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER NEW - ALL OTHER PLANS $140.88 ↓ -93%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $147.59 ↓ -93%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $147.59 ↓ -93%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $147.59 ↓ -93%
HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCAID - ALL OTHER PLANS $147.59 ↓ -93%
AETNA MCAID AETNA MCAID $147.59 ↓ -93%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $150.61 ↓ -93%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $161.15 ↓ -92%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $161.15 ↓ -92%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $167.34 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $330.47 ↓ -84%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $365.76 ↓ -82%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $391.11 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $406.41 ↓ -80%
ANTHEM INDIANA HMO ANTHEM INDIANA HMO $406.41 ↓ -80%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO/HIC $406.41 ↓ -80%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $406.41 ↓ -80%
AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA NEW BUS - ALL OTHER PLANS $438.75 ↓ -78%
UHC ALL PAYER OLD UHC ALL PAYER OLD $479.00 ↓ -76%
AETNA COMM AETNA COMM $581.91 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $593.72 ↓ -70%
SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK SIHO EXCLUS NTWRK $603.78 ↓ -70%
SIHO DUAL NTWRK SIHO DUAL NTWRK $670.87 ↓ -67%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $939.21 ↓ -53%
SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS SIHO PPO - ALL OTHER PLANS $939.21 ↓ -53%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,140.47 ↓ -43%
CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS CENTER CARE-ALL PLANS $1,199.24 ↓ -40%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,341.73 ↓ -33%
ANTHEM MCR SELECT ANTHEM MCR SELECT $1,341.73 ↓ -33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,341.73 ↓ -33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV PASSPORT MCR/MCD ADV $1,341.73 ↓ -33%

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X-ray forearm 2 views (both sides) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $220.79 $126.37 – $416.78
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $307.80 not published
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $615.60 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $179.58 $102.56 – $445.90
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $246.22 $49.87 – $627.90
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $277.16 $49.87 – $627.90
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $347.50 $49.87 – $627.90
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $302.94 $49.87 – $649.74

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