Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic each addl sequential IV push same substance/drug 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

$126.30

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.

$323.00

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.

$158.27 with Aetna vs $699.00 with BCBS - Anthem — 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 $158.27 ↑ +25%
HPN Medicare|Senior $165.55 ↑ +31%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $171.19 ↑ +36%
PrimeCare Medicare|All Plans $174.42 ↑ +38%
PrimeCare Commercial|All Plans $174.42 ↑ +38%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $174.58 ↑ +38%
Magellan Commercial|All Plans $180.60 ↑ +43%
Epic Health Commercial|All Plans $180.88 ↑ +43%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $186.62 ↑ +48%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $190.57 ↑ +51%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $200.26 ↑ +59%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $200.26 ↑ +59%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $210.70 ↑ +67%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $225.75 ↑ +79%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $226.10 ↑ +79%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $240.80 ↑ +91%
SBMG Commercial|All Plans $301.00 ↑ +138%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $301.00 ↑ +138%
United Commercial|HMO $301.00 ↑ +138%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $301.00 ↑ +138%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $301.00 ↑ +138%
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $639.00 ↑ +406%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $699.00 ↑ +453%

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Injection therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic each addl sequential IV push same substance/drug at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino $118.22 $81.49 – $299.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $123.52 $66.96 – $1,951.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $61.82 $39.36 – $93.12
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $148.41 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $265.79 $112.50 – $1,208.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $231.11 $32.86 – $124.46
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $221.09 $57.51 – $213.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $206.28 $72.90 – $281.00

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