Electrophysiology evaluation 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

$38,631.29

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.

$51,508.39

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.

$4,120.67 with UHC MCAID vs $51,508.39 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
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $4,120.67 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $4,120.67 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $4,120.67 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $4,120.67 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $4,120.67 ↓ -89%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $7,753.45 ↓ -80%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $7,792.22 ↓ -80%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $8,141.12 ↓ -79%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $12,686.52 ↓ -67%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $13,956.21 ↓ -64%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $14,103.00 ↓ -63%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $14,933.14 ↓ -61%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $15,506.90 ↓ -60%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $16,482.68 ↓ -57%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $18,543.02 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $18,934.48 ↓ -51%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $19,161.12 ↓ -50%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $19,161.12 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $19,830.73 ↓ -49%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $20,814.54 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $22,035.29 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $22,035.29 ↓ -43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $22,560.67 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $22,941.84 ↓ -41%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $36,055.87 ↓ -7%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $43,061.01 ↑ +11%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $51,508.39 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $51,508.39 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $51,508.39 ↑ +33%

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Electrophysiology evaluation at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $9,139.80 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $3,591.55 $1,437.29 – $9,159.15
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $6,026.10 $3,004.85 – $11,640.72
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $38,631.29 $51,508.39 – $103,016.78
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $38,631.29 $7,617.18 – $51,508.39
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $38,631.29 $51,508.39 – $103,016.78
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $38,631.29 $51,508.39 – $103,016.78
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard $9,182.40 $6,166.75 – $6,166.75

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