CT heart w/evaluation of calcium without contrast 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

$131.25

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.

$175.00

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.

$14.00 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $1,210.00 with ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - 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
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $14.00 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $14.00 ↓ -89%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $14.00 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $14.00 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $14.00 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $43.10 ↓ -67%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $56.00 ↓ -57%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $63.00 ↓ -52%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $86.51 ↓ -34%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $86.94 ↓ -34%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $90.83 ↓ -31%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $122.50 ↓ -7%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $155.72 ↑ +19%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $166.62 ↑ +27%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $166.62 ↑ +27%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $173.02 ↑ +32%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $175.00 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $175.00 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $175.00 ↑ +33%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $280.00 ↑ +113%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $338.00 ↑ +158%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $393.00 ↑ +199%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $413.00 ↑ +215%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $437.00 ↑ +233%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $437.00 ↑ +233%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $742.00 ↑ +465%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $742.00 ↑ +465%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $750.00 ↑ +471%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $792.00 ↑ +503%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,210.00 ↑ +822%

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CT heart w/evaluation of calcium without contrast at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $153.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $638.32 $206.85 – $1,233.05
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $122.64 $81.65 – $81.65
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $131.25 $175.00 – $1,033.00
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $131.25 $84.99 – $1,629.00
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $131.25 $175.00 – $806.40
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $131.25 $175.00 – $1,013.00
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard $1,644.60 $71.56 – $542.00

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