Porfimer sodium injection 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

$212,032.26

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.

$282,709.68

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.

$3,004.74 with ANTHEM PATH HMO vs $282,709.68 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
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $3,004.74 ↓ -99%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $3,543.33 ↓ -98%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $3,543.33 ↓ -98%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $3,543.33 ↓ -98%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $22,616.77 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $22,616.77 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $22,616.77 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $22,616.77 ↓ -89%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $22,616.77 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $69,631.39 ↓ -67%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $90,467.10 ↓ -57%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $101,775.48 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $103,924.08 ↓ -51%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $105,168.00 ↓ -50%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $105,168.00 ↓ -50%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $114,242.98 ↓ -46%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $123,826.84 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $125,918.89 ↓ -41%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $197,896.78 ↓ -7%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $236,345.29 ↑ +11%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $282,709.68 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $282,709.68 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $282,709.68 ↑ +33%

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Porfimer sodium injection at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $212,032.26 $3,543.33 – $565,419.36
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $212,032.26 $3,543.33 – $282,709.68
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $212,032.26 $3,543.33 – $565,419.36
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $212,032.26 $3,543.33 – $565,419.36
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville $212,032.26 $3,188.99 – $282,709.68
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN not published $39,976.89 – $39,976.89

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