Abdominal Ultrasound (complete) at Baptist Health Paducah

2501 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY · Baptisthealth · · NPI 1730264128

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Sep 3, 2026 · Ingested Sep 17, 2026

$942.66

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Discounted cash price

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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$1,256.88

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

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.

$100.55 with UHC MCAID vs $1,256.88 with PASSPORT MCR/MCAID — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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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
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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
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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
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $100.55 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $100.55 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $100.55 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $100.55 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $100.55 ↓ -89%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $103.93 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $104.45 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $109.12 ↓ -88%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $187.07 ↓ -80%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $200.16 ↓ -79%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $200.16 ↓ -79%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $207.85 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $309.57 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $344.13 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $402.20 ↓ -57%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $452.48 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $462.03 ↓ -51%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $467.56 ↓ -50%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $467.56 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $483.90 ↓ -49%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $507.91 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $537.69 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $537.69 ↓ -43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $550.51 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $559.81 ↓ -41%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $879.82 ↓ -7%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,050.75 ↑ +11%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,256.88 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,256.88 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $1,256.88 ↑ +33%

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Abdominal Ultrasound (complete) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $688.80 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $592.93 $339.36 – $1,119.30
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $789.60 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $826.05 $471.77 – $2,051.14
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $1,018.77 $237.47 – $2,598.05
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $759.57 $237.47 – $1,720.81
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $890.82 $237.47 – $1,720.81
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $1,188.84 $237.47 – $2,549.82

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