Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 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

$3,149.90

Cash price

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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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$8,056.00

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.

$158.57 with Kaiser vs $24,957.41 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
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $158.57 ↓ -95%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $158.57 ↓ -95%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $158.57 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $158.57 ↓ -95%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $158.57 ↓ -95%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $158.57 ↓ -95%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $222.00 ↓ -93%
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $232.62 ↓ -93%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $239.90 ↓ -92%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $239.90 ↓ -92%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $277.34 ↓ -91%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $317.15 ↓ -90%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $333.19 ↓ -89%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $557.27 ↓ -82%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $792.85 ↓ -75%
HPN Medicare|Senior $3,132.80 ↓ -1%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $3,303.68 ↑ +5%
Magellan Commercial|All Plans $3,417.60 ↑ +8%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $3,509.50 ↑ +11%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $3,531.52 ↑ +12%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,987.20 ↑ +27%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $4,272.00 ↑ +36%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $4,388.21 ↑ +39%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,556.80 ↑ +45%
SBMG Commercial|All Plans $5,314.02 ↑ +69%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $5,696.00 ↑ +81%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $5,696.00 ↑ +81%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $5,696.00 ↑ +81%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $5,696.00 ↑ +81%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $5,696.00 ↑ +81%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $5,696.00 ↑ +81%
Epic Health Medicare|All Plans $5,696.00 ↑ +81%
Patton Medicare|All Plans $5,696.00 ↑ +81%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $5,696.00 ↑ +81%
Redlands Medicare|All Plans $5,696.00 ↑ +81%
United Commercial|HMO $5,696.00 ↑ +81%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $5,696.00 ↑ +81%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $5,696.00 ↑ +81%
Ballards Rehab Commercial|All Plans $6,265.60 ↑ +99%
United Medicare|All Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +118%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $6,868.48 ↑ +118%
Naphcare Commercial|All Plans $11,107.20 ↑ +253%
Epic Health Commercial|All Plans $11,676.42 ↑ +271%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $24,957.41 ↑ +692%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $24,957.41 ↑ +692%

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Contrast exam thoracic aorta 75605-26 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino $5,236.10 $158.57 – $24,957.41
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $3,595.11 $239.90 – $23,085.47
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $7,790.03 $158.57 – $22,418.12
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $6,471.14 $158.57 – $26,354.30
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $3,450.30 $158.57 – $25,002.66
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $2,844.62 $158.57 – $25,002.66
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $12,254.79 $1,276.23 – $7,353.90
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka $9,886.35 $4,194.31 – $7,353.90

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