Sinus CT scan (with and without contrast) 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

$1,958.91

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.

$5,010.00

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.

$210.68 with SBMG vs $5,010.00 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
SBMG Commercial|All Plans $210.68 ↓ -89%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -88%
Redlands Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -88%
Patton Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -88%
Epic Health Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -88%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -88%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -88%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -88%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -88%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -88%
United Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -88%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $226.19 ↓ -88%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -88%
Ballards Rehab Commercial|All Plans $248.81 ↓ -87%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $257.53 ↓ -87%
Kaiser Medicaid|< 21 $257.53 ↓ -87%
Kaiser Medicaid|> 21 $257.53 ↓ -87%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $257.53 ↓ -87%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $257.53 ↓ -87%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $257.53 ↓ -87%
Molina Medicaid|All Plans $360.54 ↓ -82%
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $377.80 ↓ -81%
Epic Health Commercial|All Plans $384.52 ↓ -80%
Health Net Medicaid|> 21 $389.61 ↓ -80%
Health Net Medicaid|< 21 $389.61 ↓ -80%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $401.74 ↓ -79%
United Commercial|HMO $401.74 ↓ -79%
Naphcare Commercial|All Plans $441.07 ↓ -77%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $495.21 ↓ -75%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $515.06 ↓ -74%
PrimeCare Medicare|All Plans $558.00 ↓ -72%
PrimeCare Commercial|All Plans $629.00 ↓ -68%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $652.23 ↓ -67%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $783.56 ↓ -60%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|All Other Plans $873.00 ↓ -55%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $891.00 ↓ -55%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $891.00 ↓ -55%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $1,091.00 ↓ -44%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $1,287.65 ↓ -34%
HPN Medicare|Senior $2,755.50 ↑ +41%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $2,905.80 ↑ +48%
Magellan Commercial|All Plans $3,006.00 ↑ +53%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $3,106.20 ↑ +59%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,507.00 ↑ +79%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $3,757.50 ↑ +92%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,008.00 ↑ +105%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $5,010.00 ↑ +156%

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Sinus CT scan (with and without contrast) at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino $2,279.72 $226.19 – $5,819.10
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,505.85 $226.19 – $2,681.64
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $3,572.80 $273.00 – $273.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $3,572.80 $273.00 – $273.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $2,652.00 $178.00 – $178.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $2,652.00 $178.00 – $178.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,220.10 $35.60 – $2,105.87
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $3,572.80 $273.00 – $273.00

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