X-ray exam of femur 1 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

$614.99

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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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$819.98

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.

$32.80 with AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID vs $410.00 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
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $32.80 ↓ -95%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $32.80 ↓ -95%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $32.80 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $32.80 ↓ -95%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $32.80 ↓ -95%
SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS SIGNATURE ADV - ALL PLANS $86.51 ↓ -86%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $86.94 ↓ -86%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $88.05 ↓ -86%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $90.83 ↓ -85%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $100.98 ↓ -84%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $112.26 ↓ -82%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $131.20 ↓ -79%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $147.60 ↓ -76%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $150.72 ↓ -75%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $152.52 ↓ -75%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $152.52 ↓ -75%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $155.72 ↓ -75%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $157.85 ↓ -74%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $165.68 ↓ -73%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $166.62 ↓ -73%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $166.62 ↓ -73%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $173.02 ↓ -72%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $175.40 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $175.40 ↓ -71%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $179.58 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $182.61 ↓ -70%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $287.00 ↓ -53%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $410.00 ↓ -33%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $410.00 ↓ -33%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $410.00 ↓ -33%

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X-ray exam of femur 1 at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $301.80 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $88.33 $50.45 – $219.31
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $559.05 $81.65 – $81.65
Baptist Health Corbin Corbin $614.99 $410.00 – $820.00
Baptist Health Lexington Lexington $614.99 $76.34 – $410.00
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg $237.00 $46.75 – $46.75
Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown $614.99 $88.05 – $820.00
Baptist Health La Grange La Grange $614.99 $68.56 – $820.00

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