Cta upper extremity w &/or without contrast left 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

$5,157.25

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.

$6,876.33

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.

$174.36 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $6,876.33 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
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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 $174.36 ↓ -97%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $175.23 ↓ -97%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $183.08 ↓ -96%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $280.00 ↓ -95%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $313.85 ↓ -94%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $335.82 ↓ -93%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $335.82 ↓ -93%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $338.00 ↓ -93%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $348.72 ↓ -93%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $393.00 ↓ -92%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $413.00 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $437.00 ↓ -92%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $437.00 ↓ -92%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $550.11 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $550.11 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $550.11 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $550.11 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $550.11 ↓ -89%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $742.00 ↓ -86%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $742.00 ↓ -86%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $750.00 ↓ -85%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $792.00 ↓ -85%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,210.00 ↓ -77%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $1,693.64 ↓ -67%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $2,200.43 ↓ -57%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $2,475.48 ↓ -52%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $4,813.43 ↓ -7%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $6,876.33 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,876.33 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $6,876.33 ↑ +33%

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Cta upper extremity w &/or without contrast left at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $2,167.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $901.45 $354.26 – $1,168.44
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $2,167.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $1,231.01 $391.40 – $1,701.70
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $740.08 $261.90 – $1,668.94
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $715.39 $340.00 – $1,620.71
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $839.00 $340.00 – $1,620.71
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $793.41 $329.87 – $1,701.70

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