Placement localization device(s) breast percutaneous mammographic guidance 1st lesion (both sides) at Middlesboro ARH Hospital

3600 W Cumberland Avenue, Middlesboro, KY · Arh · · NPI 1891792495

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Jan 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 16, 2026

$1,099.80

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$1,833.00

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$120.00 with Anthem HMO vs $1,292.40 with Aetna POS — same scan, same building. Share

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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.

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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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The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Anthem HMO Commercial $120.00 ↓ -89%
Anthem Traditional/PPO Commercial $120.00 ↓ -89%
Anthem Medicaid $263.65 ↓ -76%
Aetna Better Health Medicaid $263.65 ↓ -76%
Passport Molina Medicaid $263.65 ↓ -76%
Humana Choice Care $263.65 ↓ -76%
WellCare of Kentucky Medicaid $359.00 ↓ -67%
CareSoure Kentucky Commercial $861.60 ↓ -22%
United Healthcare HMO Commercial $1,069.82 ↓ -3%
UMR Commercial $1,069.82 ↓ -3%
United Healthcare PPO Commercial $1,069.82 ↓ -3%
Optum CCN Region 2 Veterans Affairs Plan $1,110.62 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Medicare $1,110.62 ↑ +1%
Anthem Medicare Advantage $1,110.62 ↑ +1%
Aetna Medicare $1,110.62 ↑ +1%
Optum CCN Region 1 Veterans Affairs Plan $1,110.62 ↑ +1%
Humana Medicare $1,110.62 ↑ +1%
WellCare of Kentucky Medicare $1,110.62 ↑ +1%
Aetna PPO Commercial $1,292.40 ↑ +18%
Aetna POS Commercial $1,292.40 ↑ +18%

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Placement localization device(s) breast percutaneous mammographic guidance 1st lesion (both sides) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $2,604.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $262.04 $149.65 – $650.65
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $244.62 $148.84 – $554.19
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $286.89 $143.06 – $554.19
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $3,036.40 $1,549.68 – $1,549.68
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg $1,120.80 $860.32 – $860.32
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard $1,099.80 $120.00 – $1,316.75
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831 $1,099.80 $1,488.03 – $1,488.03

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