Colistimethate sodium inj 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

$61.61

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.

$185.00

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.

$20.06 with United vs $185.00 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
United Commercial|All Other Plans $20.06 ↓ -67%
United Commercial|HMO $20.06 ↓ -67%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $25.86 ↓ -58%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $25.86 ↓ -58%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $33.11 ↓ -46%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $33.11 ↓ -46%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $37.00 ↓ -40%
PrimeCare Commercial|All Plans $40.70 ↓ -34%
PrimeCare Medicare|All Plans $40.70 ↓ -34%
HPN Medicare|Senior $44.40 ↓ -28%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $46.25 ↓ -25%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $47.35 ↓ -23%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $49.95 ↓ -19%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $53.64 ↓ -13%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $55.50 ↓ -10%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $58.60 ↓ -5%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $83.25 ↑ +35%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $83.25 ↑ +35%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $86.36 ↑ +40%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $122.10 ↑ +98%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS PPO $123.38 ↑ +100%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS HMO $123.38 ↑ +100%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $148.00 ↑ +140%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $151.70 ↑ +146%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $157.25 ↑ +155%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $185.00 ↑ +200%

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Colistimethate sodium inj at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $116.13 $20.06 – $297.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $44.24 $20.06 – $78.78
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $143.81 $20.06 – $329.28
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $131.72 $20.06 – $329.28
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $84.22 $17.55 – $107.20
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $83.31 $19.70 – $105.86
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $54.69 $20.06 – $90.20
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa $84.15 $23.88 – $67.98

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