Prq trluml c athrc 1 art&/br 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

$66,352.70

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.

$88,470.27

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.

$7,077.62 with UHC MCAID vs $88,470.27 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
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $7,077.62 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $7,077.62 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $7,077.62 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $7,077.62 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $7,077.62 ↓ -89%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $11,475.80 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $11,533.18 ↓ -83%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $12,049.59 ↓ -82%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $20,656.44 ↓ -69%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $21,707.00 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $21,790.23 ↓ -67%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $22,102.39 ↓ -67%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $22,951.60 ↓ -65%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $26,116.00 ↓ -61%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $28,310.49 ↓ -57%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $30,525.00 ↓ -54%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $31,849.30 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $32,521.67 ↓ -51%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $32,910.94 ↓ -50%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $32,910.94 ↓ -50%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $33,917.00 ↓ -49%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $33,917.00 ↓ -49%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $38,749.98 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $39,404.66 ↓ -41%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $48,747.12 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $61,929.19 ↓ -7%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $88,470.27 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $88,470.27 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $88,470.27 ↑ +33%

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Prq trluml c athrc 1 art&/br at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $20,396.40 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $4,785.88 $1,915.24 – $12,204.92
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $6,722.83 $4,090.53 – $15,230.67
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $7,884.52 $3,931.53 – $15,230.67
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $66,352.70 $88,470.27 – $176,940.54
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $66,352.70 $11,274.10 – $88,470.27
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $66,352.70 $88,470.27 – $176,940.54
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $66,352.70 $15,795.00 – $176,940.54

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