CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Baptist Health Lexington

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$15,840

about 1.2× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $11,889–$18,155

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$16,825

About the fair price

about $985 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $15,840 This hospital $16,825 Cash price $138,039 Hospital's list price $184,052

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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 $12,454 Priciest $16,825

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $15,840 (about 1.2× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Baptist Health Lexington charges insurers about $16,825, or about $138,039 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lexington, KY.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$10,627 - $22,760	83%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$11,186 - $182,837	87%
Aetnamajor	$10,515 - $66,737	82%
Cignamajor	$17,616 - $21,939	138%
Humanamajor	$11,186 - $45,838	87%
Ambetter (Centene)	$20,155	157%
CareSource	$13,437 - $25,104	105%
HealthLink	$21,628 - $21,854	169%
Molina	$11,186 - $11,659	87%
WellCare	$9,732 - $14,574	76%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$11,859 - $163,419

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 5 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 138,039), 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 MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 322.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Baptist Health Lexington is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 322.
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 Lexington

Compare: Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) at other KY hospitals

Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital · Bowling Green $12,454
Harrison Memorial Hospital · Cynthiana $12,921
Clark Regional Medical Center · Winchester $12,942
Saint Joseph London · London $12,963
T J Samson Community Hospital · Glasgow $13,195
Saint Joseph Hospital · Lexington $13,266
Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital · Paducah $13,270
Frankfort Regional Medical Center · Frankfort $13,324

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