Cath groshong MRI 8fr plstc port 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

$6,517.89

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.

$8,690.52

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.

$102.98 with MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS vs $1,287.20 with PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS — 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
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $102.98 ↓ -98%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $102.98 ↓ -98%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $102.98 ↓ -98%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $102.98 ↓ -98%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $102.98 ↓ -98%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $317.04 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $352.44 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $411.90 ↓ -94%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $463.39 ↓ -93%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $473.17 ↓ -93%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $478.84 ↓ -93%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $478.84 ↓ -93%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $495.57 ↓ -92%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $508.44 ↓ -92%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $520.16 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $550.66 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $550.66 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $573.32 ↓ -91%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $901.04 ↓ -86%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,076.10 ↓ -83%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $1,287.20 ↓ -80%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,287.20 ↓ -80%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,287.20 ↓ -80%

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Cath groshong MRI 8fr plstc port at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $11,954.47 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $286.83 $44.15 – $145.60
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $9,895.01 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $218.06 $33.49 – $145.60
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $212.32 $22.85 – $145.60
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $239.00 $39.11 – $145.60
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $299.66 $37.59 – $145.60
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $252.45 $28.23 – $145.60

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