Inj meropenem (wg crit care) 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

$136.46

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.

$349.00

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.

$73.29 with PrimeCare vs $349.00 with SBMG — 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
PrimeCare Medicare|All Plans $73.29 ↓ -46%
PrimeCare Commercial|All Plans $76.78 ↓ -44%
HPN Medicare|Senior $83.76 ↓ -39%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $87.25 ↓ -36%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $94.23 ↓ -31%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $157.05 ↑ +15%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $157.05 ↑ +15%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $181.48 ↑ +33%
Magellan Commercial|All Plans $209.40 ↑ +53%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $216.38 ↑ +59%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $244.30 ↑ +79%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $261.75 ↑ +92%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $279.20 ↑ +105%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $310.61 ↑ +128%
United Commercial|HMO $338.53 ↑ +148%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $349.00 ↑ +156%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $349.00 ↑ +156%
SBMG Commercial|All Plans $349.00 ↑ +156%

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Inj meropenem (wg crit care) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino $294.04 $176.60 – $750.55
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $159.91 $2.32 – $3.44
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $683.27 $100.00 – $1,589.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael $47.41 $19.03 – $173.00
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $2.16 – $3.44
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa not published $2.33 – $3.44
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka not published $2.78 – $3.44
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg not published $1.67 – $5.50

All California hospitals for this procedure →