CT neck soft tissue w/contrast 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

$2,019.32

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$6,064.00

Gross charge

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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.

$168.54 with IHCG vs $5,154.40 with Blue Shield CA — 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
IHCG Medicaid|All Plans $168.54 ↓ -92%
IHCG Medicare|All Plans $169.02 ↓ -92%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $194.52 ↓ -90%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -89%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -89%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -89%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $226.19 ↓ -89%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -89%
Epic Health Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -89%
Patton Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -89%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -89%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -89%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -89%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -89%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -89%
United Medicare|All Plans $226.19 ↓ -89%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $256.11 ↓ -87%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $256.11 ↓ -87%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $256.11 ↓ -87%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $256.11 ↓ -87%
DHMG Commercial|All Plans $327.98 ↓ -84%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $361.12 ↓ -82%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $361.12 ↓ -82%
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $375.71 ↓ -81%
EPIC Health Commercial|All Plans $384.52 ↓ -81%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $387.47 ↓ -81%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $401.74 ↓ -80%
United Commercial|HMO $401.74 ↓ -80%
Naphcare Commercial|All Plans $441.07 ↓ -78%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $495.21 ↓ -75%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $512.22 ↓ -75%
PrimeCare Medicare|All Plans $573.00 ↓ -72%
PrimeCare Commercial|All Plans $829.00 ↓ -59%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $889.12 ↓ -56%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $891.00 ↓ -56%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $891.00 ↓ -56%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $998.00 ↓ -51%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $1,050.40 ↓ -48%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $1,280.55 ↓ -37%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS PPO $1,425.00 ↓ -29%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS HMO $1,425.00 ↓ -29%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $1,758.56 ↓ -13%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,819.20 ↓ -10%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $2,294.00 ↑ +14%
HPN Medicare|Senior $3,577.76 ↑ +77%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $3,820.32 ↑ +89%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $4,002.24 ↑ +98%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,851.20 ↑ +140%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $4,972.48 ↑ +146%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $5,154.40 ↑ +155%

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CT neck soft tissue w/contrast at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $2,230.27 $226.19 – $5,704.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $1,988.52 $226.19 – $3,541.20
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $921.12 $35.60 – $1,589.83
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $3,933.12 $236.37 – $1,315.89
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $3,052.93 $226.19 – $5,311.60
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $5,575.76 $256.11 – $1,805.16
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $2,431.97 $226.19 – $1,768.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,653.18 $226.19 – $3,564.80

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