CMS Price Transparency Data

CT scan, chest (no contrast)

Facility: Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville

Billing Code: 71250 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$112

about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate · typically $91–$112

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$111

About the fair price

about $1 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $107 Fair price $112 This hospital $111 Cash price $296 Hospital's list price $2,275

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

Highest price of the 9 KY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $56 Priciest $111

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a CT scan, chest (no contrast) is about $112 (about 1.0× the $107 Medicare rate). Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville charges insurers about $111, or about $296 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Madisonville, KY.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$46 - $835	43%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$46 - $1,089	43%
Aetnamajor	$46 - $292	43%
Humanamajor	$46 - $852	43%
Ambetter (Centene)	$184	172%
HealthLink	$409 - $832	383%
Molina	$50 - $292	47%
WellCare	$50 - $292	47%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$46 - $2,091

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 296), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 71250.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 71250.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.