X-ray ribs 2 views left 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

$2,537.84

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.

$3,383.78

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 $1,655.99 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 ↓ -97%
ANTHEM MCR ADV ANTHEM MCR ADV $86.94 ↓ -97%
UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS UHC ALL PAYER-ALL OTHER PLANS $88.05 ↓ -97%
HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS HUMANA MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $90.83 ↓ -96%
UHC MCAID UHC MCAID $132.48 ↓ -95%
WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS WELLCARE MCAID - ALL PLANS $132.48 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS MOLINA MCAID - ALL PLANS $132.48 ↓ -95%
AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID AETNA BETTER HLTH MCAID $132.48 ↓ -95%
HUMANA MCAID HUMANA MCAID $132.48 ↓ -95%
CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS CARESOURCE-ALL PLANS $155.72 ↓ -94%
AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT AMBETTER/WCARE IND MRKT $166.62 ↓ -93%
AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS AMBETTER/WCARE DIRECT IND - ALL OTHER PLANS $166.62 ↓ -93%
ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS ALLIANCE COAL - ALL PLANS $173.02 ↓ -93%
ANTHEM BHS1 ANTHEM BHS1 $407.87 ↓ -84%
ANTHEM PATH HMO ANTHEM PATH HMO $453.41 ↓ -82%
MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS MULTIPLAN-ALL PLANS $529.92 ↓ -79%
ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS ADVANCED MED -ALL PLANS $596.16 ↓ -77%
CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS CENTER CARE - ALL PLANS $608.74 ↓ -76%
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS $616.03 ↓ -76%
PHCS-ALL PLANS PHCS-ALL PLANS $616.03 ↓ -76%
ANTHEM PATH HPN ANTHEM PATH HPN $637.56 ↓ -75%
HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS HEALTHLINK-ALL PLANS $669.19 ↓ -74%
ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO ANTHEM BLUE PREF HMO $708.43 ↓ -72%
ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO ANTHEM BLUE ACCESS PPO $708.43 ↓ -72%
CIGNA - ALL PLANS CIGNA - ALL PLANS $725.32 ↓ -71%
ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS ANTHEM BLUE TRAD - ALL OTHER PLANS $737.58 ↓ -71%
SIHO-ALL PLANS SIHO-ALL PLANS $1,159.19 ↓ -54%
PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS PASSPORT MCR ADV - ALL OTHER PLANS $1,655.99 ↓ -35%
AETNA MCR ADV AETNA MCR ADV $1,655.99 ↓ -35%
PASSPORT MCR/MCAID PASSPORT MCR/MCAID $1,655.99 ↓ -35%

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X-ray ribs 2 views left at other Kentucky hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Lourdes Hospital Paducah $529.20 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea $182.22 $104.30 – $343.98
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling $139.63 $79.75 – $346.71
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London $64.59 $25.85 – $164.71
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington $262.30 $62.13 – $594.23
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington $87.63 $43.70 – $169.26
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown $495.57 $62.13 – $1,062.88
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester $484.61 $81.65 – $81.65

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