Ghs ng placement w fluoro guidance 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

$982.18

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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.

$1,309.57

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.

$104.77 with HUMANA MCAID vs $1,309.57 with AETNA MCR ADV — 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
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $104.77 ↓ -89%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $104.77 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $104.77 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $104.77 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $104.77 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $322.55 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $358.56 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $419.06 ↓ -57%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $444.08 ↓ -55%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $446.30 ↓ -55%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $466.28 ↓ -53%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $471.45 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $481.40 ↓ -51%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $487.16 ↓ -50%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $487.16 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $504.18 ↓ -49%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $529.20 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $560.23 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $560.23 ↓ -43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $573.59 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $583.28 ↓ -41%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $721.57 ↓ -27%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $799.34 ↓ -19%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $855.29 ↓ -13%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $888.15 ↓ -10%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $916.70 ↓ -7%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $1,309.57 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,309.57 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,309.57 ↑ +33%

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Ghs ng placement w fluoro guidance at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $593.40 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $203.91 $116.71 – $384.93
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $677.26 $386.79 – $1,681.68
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $155.23 $62.12 – $395.85
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $272.74 $165.95 – $617.89
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $319.87 $159.50 – $617.89
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $120.50 $50.10 – $258.44
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $982.18 $1,309.57 – $2,619.14

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