Contrast x-ray of hip 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

$2,101.09

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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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$2,801.45

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.

$112.06 with WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS vs $1,400.73 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

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
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $112.06 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $112.06 ↓ -95%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $112.06 ↓ -95%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $112.06 ↓ -95%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $112.06 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $345.00 ↓ -84%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $346.81 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $348.54 ↓ -83%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $357.13 ↓ -83%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $364.15 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $383.52 ↓ -82%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $448.23 ↓ -79%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $504.26 ↓ -76%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $514.91 ↓ -75%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $521.07 ↓ -75%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $521.07 ↓ -75%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $539.28 ↓ -74%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $566.04 ↓ -73%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $599.23 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $599.23 ↓ -71%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $613.52 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $623.89 ↓ -70%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $624.25 ↓ -70%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $667.95 ↓ -68%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $667.95 ↓ -68%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $693.61 ↓ -67%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $980.51 ↓ -53%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,400.73 ↓ -33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,400.73 ↓ -33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $1,400.73 ↓ -33%

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Contrast x-ray of hip at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $1,377.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $246.33 $140.99 – $465.01
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $413.39 $236.10 – $1,026.48
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $401.44 $160.65 – $1,023.75
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $422.57 $208.93 – $957.32
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $495.58 $208.93 – $957.32
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $649.58 $208.93 – $1,393.21
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $2,101.09 $1,400.73 – $2,801.46

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