Removal tunnled intprtnl cath 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

$9,695.99

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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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$12,927.98

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.

$1,034.24 with MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS vs $12,927.98 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 $1,034.24 ↓ -89%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $1,034.24 ↓ -89%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $1,034.24 ↓ -89%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $1,034.24 ↓ -89%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $1,034.24 ↓ -89%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $1,343.00 ↓ -86%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $1,617.00 ↓ -83%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $1,888.00 ↓ -81%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $2,098.00 ↓ -78%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $2,098.00 ↓ -78%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $3,138.77 ↓ -68%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $3,154.46 ↓ -67%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $3,184.16 ↓ -67%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $3,295.71 ↓ -66%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $4,136.95 ↓ -57%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $4,654.07 ↓ -52%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $4,752.33 ↓ -51%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $4,809.21 ↓ -50%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $4,809.21 ↓ -50%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $5,649.79 ↓ -42%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $5,662.46 ↓ -42%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $5,758.12 ↓ -41%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $6,045.27 ↓ -38%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $6,277.54 ↓ -35%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $7,123.32 ↓ -27%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $9,049.59 ↓ -7%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $12,927.98 ↑ +33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $12,927.98 ↑ +33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $12,927.98 ↑ +33%

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Removal tunnled intprtnl cath at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $8,285.68 $3,138.77 – $3,201.55
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $2,247.07 $1,120.48 – $4,340.70
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $9,695.99 $12,927.98 – $25,855.96
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $9,695.99 $3,083.61 – $12,927.98
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $9,695.99 $12,927.98 – $25,855.96
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $9,695.99 $12,927.98 – $25,855.96
Baptist Health Louisville Louisville $9,695.99 $3,035.80 – $12,927.98
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester not published $2,962.64 – $2,962.64

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