Arthrd cmbn 1ntrspc lumbar 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

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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.

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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.

$1,514.89 with LA Care vs $45,564.48 with Naphcare — 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
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $1,514.89
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $1,514.89
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $1,514.89
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $1,514.89
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $2,135.99
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $2,135.99
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $2,222.34
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $2,272.26
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $2,291.87
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $3,029.78
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS HMO $3,612.00
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $4,982.00
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $5,825.00
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $6,703.00
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $7,574.45
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $7,635.00
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $8,318.00
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $9,626.00
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS PPO $13,752.00
IHCG Medicaid|All Plans $13,759.36
IHCG Medicare|All Plans $13,798.64
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $20,095.10
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $22,141.00
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $23,366.40
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $23,366.40
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $23,366.40
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $23,366.40
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $23,366.40
United Medicare|All Plans $23,366.40
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $23,366.40
Molina Medicare|All Plans $23,366.40
First Health Medicare|All Plans $23,366.40
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $23,366.40
Epic Health Medicare|All Plans $23,366.40
Patton Medicare|All Plans $23,366.40
Humana Medicare|All Plans $23,366.40
DHMG Commercial|All Plans $33,881.28
EPIC Health Commercial|All Plans $39,722.88
Naphcare Commercial|All Plans $45,564.48
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
First Health Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
United Commercial|HMO not published by hospital
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise not published by hospital
United Commercial|All Other Plans not published by hospital
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
HPN Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital
HPN Medicare|Senior not published by hospital
Redlands Commercial|All Plans not published by hospital

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Arthrd cmbn 1ntrspc lumbar at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino not published $1,514.89 – $45,564.48
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo not published $2,291.87 – $46,732.80
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma not published $4,745.00 – $36,566.09
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria not published $1,514.84 – $23,366.40
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas not published $1,514.89 – $1,514.89
French Hospital San Luis Obispo not published $1,514.84 – $23,366.40
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield not published $1,514.89 – $23,366.40
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield not published $1,514.89 – $23,366.40

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