Phlebotomy therapeutic 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

$418.07

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.

$557.42

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.

$44.59 with MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS vs $557.42 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
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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 $44.59 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $44.59 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $44.59 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $44.59 ↓ -89%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $44.59 ↓ -89%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $132.26 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $132.92 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $137.29 ↓ -67%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $138.87 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $152.62 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $178.37 ↓ -57%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $200.67 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $204.91 ↓ -51%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $207.36 ↓ -50%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $207.36 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $214.61 ↓ -49%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $225.25 ↓ -46%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $238.07 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $238.46 ↓ -43%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $238.46 ↓ -43%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $244.15 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $248.27 ↓ -41%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $254.73 ↓ -39%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $254.73 ↓ -39%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $264.52 ↓ -37%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $390.19 ↓ -7%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $466.00 ↑ +11%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $557.42 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $557.42 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $557.42 ↑ +33%

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Phlebotomy therapeutic at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $463.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $94.49 $54.08 – $178.36
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $454.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $45.08 $25.75 – $111.93
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $117.76 $47.13 – $300.30
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $132.56 $80.66 – $300.30
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $155.46 $77.52 – $300.30
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $165.90 $68.98 – $355.81

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