Nm imaging gastric emptying study 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

$6,289.43

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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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$8,385.91

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.

$397.40 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $8,385.91 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

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 $397.40 ↓ -94%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $399.39 ↓ -94%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $417.27 ↓ -93%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $670.87 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $670.87 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $670.87 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $670.87 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $670.87 ↓ -89%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $715.32 ↓ -89%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $765.40 ↓ -88%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $765.40 ↓ -88%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $794.80 ↓ -87%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $2,065.45 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $2,296.06 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $2,683.49 ↓ -57%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $3,018.93 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $3,082.66 ↓ -51%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $3,119.56 ↓ -50%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $3,119.56 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $3,228.58 ↓ -49%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $3,388.75 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $3,587.49 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $3,587.49 ↓ -43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $3,673.03 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,735.08 ↓ -41%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $5,870.14 ↓ -7%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $7,010.62 ↑ +11%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $8,385.91 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $8,385.91 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $8,385.91 ↑ +33%

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Nm imaging gastric emptying study at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $1,592.40 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $991.11 $567.26 – $1,870.96
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $1,999.80 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $1,098.71 $627.49 – $2,728.18
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $1,321.72 $528.94 – $3,370.64
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $1,352.04 $822.66 – $3,063.06
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $1,585.67 $790.68 – $3,063.06
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $1,142.59 $475.05 – $2,450.63

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