Pr incision & drainage abscess complicated/multiple 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

$3,540.98

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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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$4,721.31

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.

$377.70 with MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS vs $4,721.31 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
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $377.70 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $377.70 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $377.70 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $377.70 ↓ -89%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $377.70 ↓ -89%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $404.11 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $406.13 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $424.31 ↓ -88%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $727.39 ↓ -79%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $778.31 ↓ -78%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $808.21 ↓ -77%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $1,162.86 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $1,343.00 ↓ -62%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $1,510.82 ↓ -57%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $1,617.00 ↓ -54%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $1,699.67 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $1,735.55 ↓ -51%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $1,756.33 ↓ -50%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $1,756.33 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $1,888.00 ↓ -47%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $2,067.93 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $2,098.00 ↓ -41%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $2,098.00 ↓ -41%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $2,102.87 ↓ -41%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $2,601.44 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $3,304.92 ↓ -7%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $4,721.31 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $4,721.31 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $4,721.31 ↑ +33%

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Pr incision & drainage abscess complicated/multiple at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $1,314.60 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $290.20 $166.10 – $547.82
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine $700.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $274.13 $156.56 – $680.68
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $534.90 $214.06 – $1,364.09
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $395.25 $240.49 – $895.44
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $495.57 $210.95 – $817.18
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $460.77 $191.58 – $988.26

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