Insertion single tranvenous electrode/ppm/implantable defibrillator 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

$23,874.41

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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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$31,832.55

Gross charge

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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.

$2,546.60 with WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS vs $31,832.55 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

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
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $2,546.60 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $2,546.60 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $2,546.60 ↓ -89%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $2,546.60 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $2,546.60 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $7,840.36 ↓ -67%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $8,226.35 ↓ -66%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $8,267.48 ↓ -65%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $8,637.67 ↓ -64%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $8,715.75 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $10,186.42 ↓ -57%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $11,459.72 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $11,701.65 ↓ -51%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $11,841.71 ↓ -50%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $11,841.71 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $12,255.53 ↓ -49%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $12,863.53 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $13,617.96 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $13,617.96 ↓ -43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $13,942.66 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $14,178.22 ↓ -41%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $14,807.43 ↓ -38%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $15,843.95 ↓ -34%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $16,452.70 ↓ -31%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $17,539.74 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $22,282.79 ↓ -7%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $31,832.55 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $31,832.55 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $31,832.55 ↑ +33%

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Insertion single tranvenous electrode/ppm/implantable defibrillator at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $14,173.80 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $4,591.57 $2,627.95 – $8,667.75
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $3,333.92 $1,334.19 – $8,502.13
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $774.03 $470.96 – $1,753.57
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $999.17 $498.23 – $1,930.11
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $23,874.41 $31,832.55 – $63,665.10
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $23,874.41 $8,081.78 – $31,832.55
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $23,874.41 $31,832.55 – $63,665.10

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