X-ray elbow >= 3 views (both sides) 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

$1,897.73

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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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$2,530.30

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.

$86.51 with SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS vs $1,265.09 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 $86.51 ↓ -95%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $86.94 ↓ -95%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $88.05 ↓ -95%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $90.83 ↓ -95%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $101.21 ↓ -95%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $101.21 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $101.21 ↓ -95%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $101.21 ↓ -95%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $101.21 ↓ -95%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $155.72 ↓ -92%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $166.62 ↓ -91%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $166.62 ↓ -91%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $173.02 ↓ -91%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $311.59 ↓ -84%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $346.38 ↓ -82%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $404.83 ↓ -79%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $455.43 ↓ -76%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $465.05 ↓ -75%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $470.61 ↓ -75%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $470.61 ↓ -75%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $487.06 ↓ -74%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $511.22 ↓ -73%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $541.21 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $541.21 ↓ -71%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $554.11 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $563.47 ↓ -70%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $885.56 ↓ -53%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,265.09 ↓ -33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,265.09 ↓ -33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $1,265.09 ↓ -33%

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X-ray elbow >= 3 views (both sides) at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $644.40 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $128.23 $73.39 – $242.06
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $192.04 $109.68 – $476.84
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $312.59 $64.15 – $797.16
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $273.95 $64.15 – $620.62
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $343.47 $64.15 – $620.62
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $433.62 $64.15 – $930.02
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $767.76 $81.65 – $81.65

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