Ghs st - re-eval for alt comm 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

$942.27

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.

$1,256.36

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.

$67.82 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $1,256.36 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 $67.82 ↓ -93%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $68.16 ↓ -93%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $71.21 ↓ -92%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $100.51 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $100.51 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $100.51 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $100.51 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $100.51 ↓ -89%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $122.08 ↓ -87%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $130.62 ↓ -86%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $130.62 ↓ -86%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $135.64 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $309.44 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $343.99 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $402.04 ↓ -57%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $452.29 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $461.84 ↓ -51%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $467.37 ↓ -50%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $467.37 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $483.70 ↓ -49%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $507.70 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $537.47 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $537.47 ↓ -43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $550.29 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $559.58 ↓ -41%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $879.45 ↓ -7%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,050.32 ↑ +11%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,256.36 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,256.36 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $1,256.36 ↑ +33%

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Ghs st - re-eval for alt comm at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $441.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $286.83 $164.17 – $541.45
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $441.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $194.24 $110.93 – $482.30
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $155.85 $94.83 – $353.08
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $182.79 $91.15 – $353.08
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $942.27 $1,256.36 – $2,512.72
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $942.27 $67.82 – $1,256.36

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