Diagnostic Mammogram (both breasts) 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

$858.92

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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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$1,145.22

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.

$85.73 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $1,071.62 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
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $85.73 ↓ -90%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $85.73 ↓ -90%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $85.73 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $85.73 ↓ -90%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $85.73 ↓ -90%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $108.00 ↓ -87%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $130.00 ↓ -85%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $143.26 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $143.98 ↓ -83%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $150.42 ↓ -82%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $151.00 ↓ -82%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $168.00 ↓ -80%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $168.00 ↓ -80%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $192.00 ↓ -78%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $257.87 ↓ -70%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $263.94 ↓ -69%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $275.92 ↓ -68%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $275.92 ↓ -68%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $286.52 ↓ -67%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $342.92 ↓ -60%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $385.78 ↓ -55%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $393.93 ↓ -54%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $398.64 ↓ -54%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $398.64 ↓ -54%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $469.37 ↓ -45%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $750.13 ↓ -13%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $895.87 ↑ +4%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,071.62 ↑ +25%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,071.62 ↑ +25%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $1,071.62 ↑ +25%

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Diagnostic Mammogram (both breasts) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $338.40 not published
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $415.80 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $146.23 $83.52 – $363.09
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $291.90 $116.82 – $744.38
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $219.72 $133.69 – $497.77
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $257.69 $128.50 – $497.77
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $190.51 $79.21 – $408.59
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $1,523.40 $98.30 – $98.30

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