Epoetin alfa, 100 units esrd 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

$26.51

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.

$35.35

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.

$0.73 with ANTHEM PATH HMO vs $15.69 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
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $0.73 ↓ -97%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $0.86 ↓ -97%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $0.86 ↓ -97%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $0.86 ↓ -97%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $1.26 ↓ -95%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $1.26 ↓ -95%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $1.26 ↓ -95%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $1.26 ↓ -95%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $1.26 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $3.86 ↓ -85%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $5.02 ↓ -81%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $5.65 ↓ -79%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $5.77 ↓ -78%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $5.84 ↓ -78%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $5.84 ↓ -78%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $6.34 ↓ -76%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $6.51 ↓ -75%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $6.99 ↓ -74%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $10.98 ↓ -59%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $13.12 ↓ -51%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $15.69 ↓ -41%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $15.69 ↓ -41%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $15.69 ↓ -41%

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Epoetin alfa, 100 units esrd at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $26.51 $0.86 – $31.38
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN $13.22 $0.70 – $1.27
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $26.51 $0.84 – $15.69
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $26.51 $0.86 – $31.38
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $26.51 $0.86 – $31.38
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville $26.51 $0.78 – $15.69

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