Amino acids quant 2-5 at St. Bernardine Medical Center

2101 N Waterman Ave, San Bernardino, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1689769911

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Feb 28, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$30.33

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.

$91.08

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.

$16.86 with Kaiser vs $112.55 with Care 1st — 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
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $16.86 ↓ -44%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
IHCG Medicare|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
IHCG Medicaid|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
Patton Medicare|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
Epic Health Medicare|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
United Medicare|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $19.61 ↓ -35%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $22.51 ↓ -26%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $22.51 ↓ -26%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $22.51 ↓ -26%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $22.51 ↓ -26%
United Commercial|HMO $23.53 ↓ -22%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $23.53 ↓ -22%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $23.69 ↓ -22%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $27.33 ↓ -10%
DHMG Commercial|All Plans $28.43 ↓ -6%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $28.43 ↓ -6%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $31.74 ↑ +5%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $31.74 ↑ +5%
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $33.02 ↑ +9%
EPIC Health Commercial|All Plans $33.34 ↑ +10%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $34.02 ↑ +12%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $34.06 ↑ +12%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $35.53 ↑ +17%
Naphcare Commercial|All Plans $38.24 ↑ +26%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $45.01 ↑ +48%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $53.74 ↑ +77%
HPN Medicare|Senior $53.74 ↑ +77%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $56.27 ↑ +86%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $56.27 ↑ +86%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $57.39 ↑ +89%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $60.12 ↑ +98%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $68.75 ↑ +127%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $72.87 ↑ +140%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $74.69 ↑ +146%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS HMO $76.51 ↑ +152%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS PPO $76.51 ↑ +152%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $77.42 ↑ +155%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $81.22 ↑ +168%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $91.08 ↑ +200%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $112.55 ↑ +271%

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Amino acids quant 2-5 at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $35.62 $18.22 – $112.55
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $63.61 $19.61 – $89.26
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $58.26 $19.61 – $89.26
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta $170.43 $15.69 – $214.67
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach $39.17 $19.61 – $112.55
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale $29.70 $18.22 – $85.20
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding $111.06 $15.69 – $214.67
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff $127.93 $15.69 – $214.67

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