Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (complete) 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

$859.06

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.

$1,145.41

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.

$91.63 with UHC MCAID vs $1,145.41 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
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $91.63 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $91.63 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $91.63 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $91.63 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $91.63 ↓ -89%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $103.93 ↓ -88%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $104.45 ↓ -88%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $109.12 ↓ -87%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $187.07 ↓ -78%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $200.16 ↓ -77%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $200.16 ↓ -77%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $207.85 ↓ -76%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $282.11 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $313.61 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $366.53 ↓ -57%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $412.35 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $421.05 ↓ -51%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $426.09 ↓ -50%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $426.09 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $440.98 ↓ -49%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $462.86 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $490.01 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $490.01 ↓ -43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $501.69 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $510.17 ↓ -41%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $801.79 ↓ -7%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $957.56 ↑ +11%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,145.41 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,145.41 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $1,145.41 ↑ +33%

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Kidney (Retroperitoneal) Ultrasound (complete) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $1,549.80 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $418.91 $239.76 – $790.79
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $817.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $345.96 $197.58 – $859.04
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $1,773.48 $221.15 – $4,522.70
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $2,398.81 $221.15 – $5,434.52
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $3,007.61 $221.15 – $5,434.52
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $1,193.08 $221.15 – $2,558.92

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