Immunofluorescence per specimen each additional single antibody stain 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

$319.28

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.

$425.70

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.

$45.02 with ANTHEM PATH HMO vs $366.67 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 $45.02 ↓ -86%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $45.02 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $45.02 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $45.02 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $45.02 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $45.02 ↓ -86%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $54.37 ↓ -83%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $54.37 ↓ -83%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $54.37 ↓ -83%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $54.37 ↓ -83%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $54.37 ↓ -83%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $79.90 ↓ -75%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $90.31 ↓ -72%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $97.19 ↓ -70%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $97.68 ↓ -69%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $102.05 ↓ -68%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $117.33 ↓ -63%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $132.00 ↓ -59%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $134.79 ↓ -58%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $136.40 ↓ -57%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $136.40 ↓ -57%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $160.60 ↓ -50%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $174.94 ↓ -45%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $187.19 ↓ -41%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $187.19 ↓ -41%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $194.38 ↓ -39%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $256.67 ↓ -20%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $366.67 ↑ +15%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $366.67 ↑ +15%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $366.67 ↑ +15%

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Immunofluorescence per specimen each additional single antibody stain at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $130.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $155.71 $45.02 – $293.93
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $141.00 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $116.55 $45.02 – $289.38
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $89.57 $45.02 – $228.41
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $75.52 $45.02 – $171.08
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $88.57 $45.02 – $171.08
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $72.56 $30.17 – $155.61

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