Ablation cardiac vagal inputs atrium 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

$72,986.84

Cash price

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$97,315.78

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.

$40.18 with UHC MCAID vs $502.23 with AETNA MCR ADV — 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 $40.18 ↓ -100%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $40.18 ↓ -100%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $40.18 ↓ -100%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $40.18 ↓ -100%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $40.18 ↓ -100%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $123.70 ↓ -100%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $127.91 ↓ -100%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $128.55 ↓ -100%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $134.31 ↓ -100%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $137.51 ↓ -100%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $160.71 ↓ -100%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $180.80 ↓ -100%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $184.62 ↓ -100%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $186.83 ↓ -100%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $186.83 ↓ -100%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $193.36 ↓ -100%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $202.95 ↓ -100%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $214.85 ↓ -100%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $214.85 ↓ -100%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $219.98 ↓ -100%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $223.69 ↓ -100%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $230.24 ↓ -100%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $246.36 ↓ -100%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $246.36 ↓ -100%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $255.82 ↓ -100%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $276.73 ↓ -100%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $351.56 ↓ -100%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $502.23 ↓ -99%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $502.23 ↓ -99%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $502.23 ↓ -99%

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Ablation cardiac vagal inputs atrium at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $9,495.60 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $177.88 $101.81 – $335.79
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $135.24 $77.24 – $335.79
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $146.62 $85.79 – $319.41
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $171.95 $82.45 – $319.41
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester not published $120.73 – $120.73

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