Kit ipg optimizer smart 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

$51,121.30

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.

$130,745.00

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.

$24,960.60 with PrimeCare vs $118,860.00 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 $24,960.60 ↓ -51%
PrimeCare Commercial|All Plans $26,149.20 ↓ -49%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $27,337.80 ↓ -47%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $29,715.00 ↓ -42%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $32,092.20 ↓ -37%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $35,658.00 ↓ -30%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $35,658.00 ↓ -30%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $42,789.60 ↓ -16%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $48,732.60 ↓ -5%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $48,732.60 ↓ -5%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $49,921.20 ↓ -2%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $51,109.80 ↓ -0%
HPN Medicare|Senior $52,298.40 ↑ +2%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $52,298.40 ↑ +2%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $52,298.40 ↑ +2%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $53,487.00 ↑ +5%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $53,487.00 ↑ +5%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $57,052.80 ↑ +12%
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $57,052.80 ↑ +12%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $59,430.00 ↑ +16%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $60,618.60 ↑ +19%
United Commercial|HMO $65,373.00 ↑ +28%
Magellan Commercial|All Plans $71,316.00 ↑ +40%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $73,693.20 ↑ +44%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $83,202.00 ↑ +63%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $89,145.00 ↑ +74%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $95,088.00 ↑ +86%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $118,860.00 ↑ +133%
SBMG Commercial|All Plans $118,860.00 ↑ +133%

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Kit ipg optimizer smart at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino $43,538.09 $23,772.00 – $97,465.20
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $49,197.04 $26,957.28 – $87,611.16
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $79,825.20 not published
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $43,704.80 $23,486.22 – $100,071.72
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $40,028.69 $19,401.66 – $100,071.72
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $46,302.66 $31,201.25 – $112,324.50
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $45,803.44 $28,365.00 – $110,056.20
Queen of The Valley Medical Center Napa $79,825.20 not published

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