RC 278
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ANCHOR/SCREW FOR OPPOSING BONE-TO-BONE OR SOFT TISSUE-TO-BONE (IMPLANTABLE)
Lexington, KY
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Baptist Healthcare System Inc’s median price of $4.3k is 247% above the median hospital's median price ($1.3k), higher than 90% of the 1,921 hospitals reporting RC 278. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 11 payers, 32 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Cigna cigna comm - all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $461.52 | $449.71 | $11.83 – $680.88 |
| 2 | Anthem anthem blue access ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $119.14 | $652.99 | $14.01 – $3,283 |
| 3 | Anthem anthem blue pref hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $119.14 | $652.99 | $14.01 – $3,283 |
| 4 | Anthem anthem pathway hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $119.14 | $652.99 | $14.01 – $3,283 |
| 5 | Anthem anthem pathway hpn fee schedule · outpatient | $119.14 | $652.99 | $14.01 – $3,283 |
| 6 | Aetna aetna mcr adv percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $594.59 | $716.15 | $70.03 – $1,622 |
| 7 | Ambetter ambetter/wcare direct ind - all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $818.25 | $985.53 | $96.37 – $2,232 |
| 8 | Ambetter ambetter/wcare ind mrkt percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $818.25 | $985.53 | $96.37 – $2,232 |
| 9 | Aetna aetna better hlth mcaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $845.80 | $2,081 | $0.42 – $42,358 |
| 10 | Humana humana mcaid hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $845.80 | $2,081 | $0.42 – $42,358 |
| 11 | Molina molina mcaid - all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $845.80 | $2,081 | $0.42 – $42,358 |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare uhc mcaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $845.80 | $2,081 | $0.42 – $42,358 |
| 13 | WellCare wellcare mcaid percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $855.06 | $2,087 | $0.42 – $42,358 |
| 14 | Cigna cigna comm - all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,519 | $5,626 | $3.74 – $94,129 |
| 15 | Anthem anthem bhs1 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,340 | $5,711 | $1.16 – $115,919 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare uhc new business - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,031 | $7,467 | $2.50 – $150,135 |
| 17 | Anthem anthem pathway hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,870 | $9,397 | $1.90 – $190,281 |
| 18 | Aetna aetna new bus percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,924 | $9,576 | $1.94 – $194,375 |
| 19 | Anthem anthem pathway hpn percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,247 | $10,313 | $2.08 – $208,824 |
| 20 | UnitedHealthcare uhc old business percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,247 | $10,462 | $3.48 – $210,377 |
| 21 | Anthem anthem blue access ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,719 | $11,459 | $2.31 – $232,027 |
| 22 | Anthem anthem blue pref hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,719 | $11,459 | $2.31 – $232,027 |
| 23 | Anthem anthem trad - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,996 | $12,291 | $2.49 – $250,194 |
| 24 | Aetna aetna comm - all other plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,178 | $12,637 | $2.56 – $256,500 |
| 25 | Phcs phcs-all plans percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $7,410 | $18,085 | $3.66 – $367,101 |
Last updated: Sep 28, 2026
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