Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at Community Hospital San Bernardino

1805 Medical Center Dr, San Bernardino, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1235290818

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$190.42

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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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$487.00

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.

$99.36 with Partnership Health Plan vs $934.85 with Cigna — 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
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $99.36 ↓ -48%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $99.36 ↓ -48%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $99.36 ↓ -48%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $99.36 ↓ -48%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $99.36 ↓ -48%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $99.36 ↓ -48%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $132.14 ↓ -31%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $139.10 ↓ -27%
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $145.76 ↓ -23%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $149.09 ↓ -22%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $150.32 ↓ -21%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $150.32 ↓ -21%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $158.74 ↓ -17%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $198.72 ↑ +4%
SBMG Commercial|All Plans $210.68 ↑ +11%
United Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↑ +19%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↑ +19%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↑ +19%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↑ +19%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↑ +19%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↑ +19%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $226.19 ↑ +19%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↑ +19%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↑ +19%
Epic Health Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↑ +19%
Patton Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↑ +19%
Redlands Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↑ +19%
Ballards Rehab Commercial|All Plans $248.81 ↑ +31%
HPN Medicare|Senior $267.85 ↑ +41%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $282.46 ↑ +48%
Magellan Commercial|All Plans $292.20 ↑ +53%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $301.94 ↑ +59%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $340.90 ↑ +79%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $355.51 ↑ +87%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $365.25 ↑ +92%
Epic Health Commercial|All Plans $384.52 ↑ +102%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $389.60 ↑ +105%
United Commercial|HMO $401.74 ↑ +111%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $401.74 ↑ +111%
Naphcare Commercial|All Plans $441.07 ↑ +132%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $443.17 ↑ +133%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $487.00 ↑ +156%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $496.80 ↑ +161%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $934.85 ↑ +391%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $934.85 ↑ +391%

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Chg radiologic exam esophagus double contrast at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino $170.50 $99.36 – $934.85
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $230.39 $142.02 – $864.73
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $334.05 $236.37 – $439.22
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $243.11 $99.36 – $839.73
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $202.67 $99.36 – $987.17
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $183.28 $99.36 – $936.54
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $181.30 $99.36 – $936.54
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $1,076.10 $249.04 – $575.62

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