Transcath biopsy at Baptist Health Paducah
2501 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, KY · Baptisthealth · · NPI 1730264128
$16,180.34
Cash price 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.
$21,573.78
Gross charge 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.
$1,725.90 with WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS vs $21,573.78 with AETNA MCR ADV — 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS | WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS | $1,725.90 | ↓ -89% |
| AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID | AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID | $1,725.90 | ↓ -89% |
| HUMANA MCAID | HUMANA MCAID | $1,725.90 | ↓ -89% |
| UHC MCAID | UHC MCAID | $1,725.90 | ↓ -89% |
| MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS | MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS | $1,725.90 | ↓ -89% |
| ANTHEM BHS1 | ANTHEM BHS1 | $5,313.62 | ↓ -67% |
| SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS | SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS | $5,531.51 | ↓ -66% |
| ANTHEM MCR ADV | ANTHEM MCR ADV | $5,559.17 | ↓ -66% |
| HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS | HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS | $5,808.09 | ↓ -64% |
| ANTHEM PATH HMO | ANTHEM PATH HMO | $5,906.90 | ↓ -63% |
| MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS | MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS | $6,903.61 | ↓ -57% |
| ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS | ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS | $7,766.56 | ↓ -52% |
| CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS | CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS | $7,930.52 | ↓ -51% |
| PHCS-ALL PLANS | PHCS-ALL PLANS | $8,025.45 | ↓ -50% |
| AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS | AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS | $8,025.45 | ↓ -50% |
| ANTHEM PATH HPN | ANTHEM PATH HPN | $8,305.91 | ↓ -49% |
| HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS | HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS | $8,717.96 | ↓ -46% |
| ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO | ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO | $9,229.26 | ↓ -43% |
| ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO | ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO | $9,229.26 | ↓ -43% |
| CIGNA - ALL PLANS | CIGNA - ALL PLANS | $9,449.32 | ↓ -42% |
| ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS | ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS | $9,608.96 | ↓ -41% |
| CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS | CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS | $9,956.72 | ↓ -38% |
| AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS | AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS | $10,653.69 | ↓ -34% |
| ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS | ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS | $11,063.02 | ↓ -32% |
| UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS | UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS | $11,887.15 | ↓ -27% |
| SIHO-ALL PLANS | SIHO-ALL PLANS | $15,101.65 | ↓ -7% |
| PASSPORT MCR/MCAID | PASSPORT MCR/MCAID | $21,573.78 | ↑ +33% |
| PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS | PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS | $21,573.78 | ↑ +33% |
| AETNA MCR ADV | AETNA MCR ADV | $21,573.78 | ↑ +33% |
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Transcath biopsy at other Kentucky hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea | Berea | $6,400.24 | $3,663.13 – $12,082.07 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt. Sterling | $4,865.76 | $2,778.88 – $12,082.07 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London | London | $4,737.71 | $1,895.96 – $12,082.07 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East | Lexington | $5,333.04 | $3,244.90 – $12,082.07 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital | Lexington | $6,254.57 | $3,118.77 – $12,082.07 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital | Bardstown | $5,633.18 | $2,342.07 – $12,082.07 |
| Baptist Health Corbin | Corbin | $16,180.34 | $21,573.78 – $43,147.56 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington | $16,180.34 | $5,434.30 – $21,573.78 |