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Baptist Health Lexington

Baptist Health Lexington, a nonprofit hospital in Lexington, KY, charges 8.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 106 analyzed procedures.

Lexington, KY 40503 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5

By Kevin Nyk , Medical Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst

Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.

106 procedures analyzed
CMS price transparency data
Updated 2026-04-03
Median 6.0x3.5x15.0x
8.6x
Medicare markup ratio
KY lowestBaptist Health LexingtonKY highest
8.6x
Avg markup ratio
8.1x
Median markup
106
Procedures
8%
Outlier procedures
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Pricing grade

F

Very high

Avg markup vs Medicare

8.63x

Charge / Medicare rate

Max markup

17.94x

Worst procedure

Procedures analyzed

106

With pricing data

Outlier procedures

7.5%

Above 90th percentile

Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.

ProcedureCodeGross chargeCash priceMedicareMarkup
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC322$187,222$93,61117.9x
PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC243$179,582$89,79116.8x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC247$177,130$88,56515.5x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC066$47,392$23,69614.6x
CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC027$241,692$120,84614.2x
REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC468$293,203$146,60214.1x
PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC274$272,968$136,48413.7x
ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT062$142,095$71,04812.8x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O246$240,912$120,45612.8x
MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES483$166,921$83,46112.1x
CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC287$63,301$31,65111.7x
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC948$40,950$20,47511.1x
ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC267$480,761$240,38111.1x
AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC269$289,696$144,84811.1x
CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MC024$275,885$137,94310.6x
SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC101$52,413$26,20610.5x
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC281$51,333$25,66710.5x
TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC069$42,017$21,00910.4x
OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH STATUS951$31,164$15,58210.3x
HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC482$95,320$47,66010.3x
EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC038$93,669$46,83410.1x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS065$51,408$25,70410.1x
MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC552$49,274$24,63710x
HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC481$119,359$59,6809.9x
HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC305$34,872$17,4369.8x
LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC418$86,201$43,1009.7x
EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC039$58,126$29,0639.6x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC064$100,046$50,0239.6x
ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC266$641,159$320,5799.6x
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC378$53,898$26,9499.6x
CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC036$105,750$52,8759.6x
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC300$47,437$23,7199.5x
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC310$22,708$11,3549.4x
SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE312$42,989$21,4949.3x
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITHOUT CC/MCC179$44,574$22,2879.2x
MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC470$101,431$50,7159.2x
CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O023$331,459$165,7299.2x
CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITH CC035$133,163$66,5829.1x
REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC467$243,405$121,7039x
ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC392$33,991$16,9969x
OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC252$189,461$94,7308.9x
HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC292$39,591$19,7958.8x
CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC235$302,167$151,0838.7x
OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC092$41,926$20,9638.6x
MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC641$32,841$16,4208.6x
INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC854$98,610$49,3058.6x
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC377$101,674$50,8378.5x
OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC394$40,139$20,0698.5x
OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC253$133,536$66,7688.5x
MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC164$113,261$56,6318.4x

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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.

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