Crbrospnl fld flw imag cistern at CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling

225 FALCON DR, Mt. Sterling, KY · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1679679146

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$1,152.22

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.

$3,144.00

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.

$506.10 with Wellcare vs $2,861.04 with Multiplan — 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 Medicare|All Plans $506.10 ↓ -56%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $506.10 ↓ -56%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $506.10 ↓ -56%
United Medicare|All Plans $516.22 ↓ -55%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $521.28 ↓ -55%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $531.40 ↓ -54%
Wellcare Medicaid|All Plans $658.04 ↓ -43%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $723.12 ↓ -37%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $730.36 ↓ -37%
United Medicaid|All Plans $737.59 ↓ -36%
Passport by Molina Medicaid|All Plans $737.59 ↓ -36%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $759.28 ↓ -34%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $1,012.20 ↓ -12%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $1,351.92 ↑ +17%
United Commercial|Options $1,572.00 ↑ +36%
United Commercial|Non-Options $1,572.00 ↑ +36%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $2,106.48 ↑ +83%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $2,106.48 ↑ +83%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $2,106.48 ↑ +83%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $2,861.04 ↑ +148%

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Crbrospnl fld flw imag cistern at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $959.29 $549.05 – $1,810.90
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $724.38 $289.89 – $1,847.30
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $605.73 $368.56 – $1,372.28
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $710.40 $354.23 – $1,372.28
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester not published $509.46 – $509.46

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