Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 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

$388.66

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.

$994.00

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.

$124.76 with Aetna vs $994.00 with Redlands — 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 Commercial|Gatekeeper $124.76 ↓ -68%
SBMG Commercial|All Plans $129.58 ↓ -67%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $135.12 ↓ -65%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -65%
Epic Health Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -65%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -65%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -65%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -65%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -65%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -65%
Redlands Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -65%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -65%
United Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -65%
Patton Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -65%
Ballards Rehab Commercial|All Plans $148.63 ↓ -62%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $149.88 ↓ -61%
Epic Health Commercial|All Plans $229.70 ↓ -41%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $245.18 ↓ -37%
United Commercial|HMO $245.18 ↓ -37%
Naphcare Commercial|All Plans $263.48 ↓ -32%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $390.52 ↑ +0%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $488.30 ↑ +26%
HPN Medicare|Senior $546.70 ↑ +41%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $569.81 ↑ +47%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $569.81 ↑ +47%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $576.52 ↑ +48%
Magellan Commercial|All Plans $596.40 ↑ +53%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $616.28 ↑ +59%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $695.80 ↑ +79%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $745.50 ↑ +92%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $795.20 ↑ +105%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $994.00 ↑ +156%

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Fetal biophys profile w/nst 76818 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino $563.44 $135.12 – $1,438.20
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $371.43 $135.12 – $661.44
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $489.84 $21.27 – $605.28
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $2,175.15 $140.89 – $325.68
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $803.36 $135.12 – $1,533.70
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $1,332.67 $130.13 – $492.94
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $587.22 $119.88 – $601.70
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,525.93 $135.12 – $3,290.40

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