X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast 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

$368.32

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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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$1,005.00

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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.

$138.35 with Wellcare vs $601.51 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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 Medicaid|All Plans $138.35 ↓ -62%
Aetna Medicaid|Better Health $152.03 ↓ -59%
Humana Medicaid|All Plans $153.56 ↓ -58%
United Medicaid|All Plans $155.08 ↓ -58%
Passport by Molina Medicaid|All Plans $155.08 ↓ -58%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $159.64 ↓ -57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $167.38 ↓ -55%
Wellcare Medicare|All Plans $167.38 ↓ -55%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $167.38 ↓ -55%
United Medicare|All Plans $170.73 ↓ -54%
Aetna Medicare|All Plans $172.40 ↓ -53%
Passport by Molina Medicare|All Plans $175.75 ↓ -52%
Humana Commercial|All Plans $284.23 ↓ -23%
United Commercial|Non-Options $330.50 ↓ -10%
United Commercial|Options $330.50 ↓ -10%
CareSource Commercial|All Plans $334.76 ↓ -9%
Aetna Commercial|HMO $442.87 ↑ +20%
Aetna Commercial|PPO $442.87 ↑ +20%
Aetna Commercial|All Other Plans $442.87 ↑ +20%
Multiplan Commercial|All Plans $601.51 ↑ +63%

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X-ray upper gastrointestinal tract scout abdominal radiographs delayed images double contrast at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $382.76 $199.20 – $657.02
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $346.85 $94.40 – $601.51
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $318.13 $184.28 – $686.14
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $355.20 $177.12 – $686.14
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $924.09 $263.95 – $1,981.98
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $610.68 $164.58 – $164.58

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