Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr/lmb-scr w/img addl 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

$10,532.86

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.

$14,043.81

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.

$176.32 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $14,043.81 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
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $176.32 ↓ -98%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $177.20 ↓ -98%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $185.14 ↓ -98%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $317.38 ↓ -97%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $339.59 ↓ -97%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $352.64 ↓ -97%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $1,123.50 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $1,123.50 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $1,123.50 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $1,123.50 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $1,123.50 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $3,458.99 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $3,798.00 ↓ -64%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $4,494.02 ↓ -57%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $4,568.00 ↓ -57%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $5,055.77 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $5,162.50 ↓ -51%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $5,224.30 ↓ -50%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $5,224.30 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $5,342.00 ↓ -49%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $5,935.00 ↓ -44%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $5,935.00 ↓ -44%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $6,151.19 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,255.11 ↓ -41%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $7,738.14 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $9,830.67 ↓ -7%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $14,043.81 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $14,043.81 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $14,043.81 ↑ +33%

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Pq vrtbrplst 1 bdy inj crv-thr/lmb-scr w/img addl at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $10,532.86 $14,043.81 – $28,087.62
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $10,532.86 $176.32 – $14,043.81
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $10,532.86 $14,043.81 – $28,087.62
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $10,532.86 $14,043.81 – $28,087.62
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville $10,532.86 $176.32 – $14,043.81

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