Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf 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

$12,522.16

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$16,696.21

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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.

$305.13 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $16,696.21 with PASSPORT MCR/MCAID — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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

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
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $305.13 ↓ -98%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $306.66 ↓ -98%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $320.39 ↓ -97%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $549.24 ↓ -96%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $587.69 ↓ -95%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $610.27 ↓ -95%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $1,335.70 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $1,335.70 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $1,335.70 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $1,335.70 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $1,335.70 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $4,112.28 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $4,571.42 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $5,342.79 ↓ -57%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $6,010.64 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $6,137.53 ↓ -51%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $6,210.99 ↓ -50%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $6,210.99 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $6,428.04 ↓ -49%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $6,746.94 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $7,142.64 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $7,142.64 ↓ -43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $7,312.94 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $7,436.49 ↓ -41%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $9,199.61 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $11,687.35 ↓ -7%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $16,696.21 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $16,696.21 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $16,696.21 ↑ +33%

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Ablation of upper extremity nerves rf at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $672.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $344.19 $193.13 – $637.00
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $550.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $329.47 $153.63 – $667.94
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $249.79 $98.11 – $625.17
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $324.16 $165.71 – $616.98
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $406.42 $174.54 – $676.13
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $381.43 $129.48 – $667.94

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