Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial 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

$8,087.69

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.

$10,783.59

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.

$862.69 with MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS vs $10,783.59 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
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $862.69 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $862.69 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $862.69 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $862.69 ↓ -89%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $862.69 ↓ -89%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $1,044.00 ↓ -87%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,044.00 ↓ -87%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $1,173.00 ↓ -85%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $1,421.48 ↓ -82%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $1,428.59 ↓ -82%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,492.55 ↓ -82%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $1,500.00 ↓ -81%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $2,558.66 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $2,656.00 ↓ -67%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,737.77 ↓ -66%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $2,737.77 ↓ -66%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $2,842.96 ↓ -65%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $3,113.00 ↓ -62%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $3,450.75 ↓ -57%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $3,747.00 ↓ -54%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $3,882.09 ↓ -52%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $4,378.00 ↓ -46%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,641.00 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $4,864.00 ↓ -40%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $4,864.00 ↓ -40%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $7,548.51 ↓ -7%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $9,015.08 ↑ +11%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $10,783.59 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $10,783.59 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $10,783.59 ↑ +33%

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Pet CT skull-mid thgh initial at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $5,998.80 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $2,123.89 $849.95 – $5,416.32
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $2,390.77 $1,454.67 – $5,416.32
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $3,753.62 $1,560.62 – $8,050.77
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $8,087.69 $3,659.00 – $21,567.18
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $8,087.69 $1,396.49 – $10,783.59
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg $4,928.40 $106.85 – $1,200.00
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $8,087.69 $614.00 – $21,567.18

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