Hemoglobin plasma 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

$4.67

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.

$14.00

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.

$3.64 with Blue Shield CA vs $46.60 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
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $3.64 ↓ -22%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $4.20 ↓ -10%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $5.46 ↑ +17%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $6.29 ↑ +35%
IHCG Medicare|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
United Medicare|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
Epic Health Medicare|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
Patton Medicare|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
IHCG Medicaid|All Plans $7.31 ↑ +57%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $8.26 ↑ +77%
HPN Medicare|Senior $8.26 ↑ +77%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $8.77 ↑ +88%
United Commercial|HMO $8.77 ↑ +88%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $8.82 ↑ +89%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $9.24 ↑ +98%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $9.32 ↑ +100%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $9.32 ↑ +100%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $9.32 ↑ +100%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $9.32 ↑ +100%
DHMG Commercial|All Plans $10.60 ↑ +127%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $10.60 ↑ +127%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $11.20 ↑ +140%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $11.48 ↑ +146%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS PPO $11.76 ↑ +152%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS HMO $11.76 ↑ +152%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $11.90 ↑ +155%
EPIC Health Commercial|All Plans $12.43 ↑ +166%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $13.14 ↑ +181%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $13.14 ↑ +181%
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $13.67 ↑ +193%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $14.00 ↑ +200%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $14.00 ↑ +200%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $14.00 ↑ +200%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $14.00 ↑ +200%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $14.00 ↑ +200%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $14.10 ↑ +202%
Naphcare Commercial|All Plans $14.25 ↑ +205%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $20.96 ↑ +349%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $20.96 ↑ +349%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $46.60 ↑ +898%

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Hemoglobin plasma at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $5.48 $2.80 – $46.60
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $8.76 $1.46 – $13.58
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $37.77 $7.16 – $59.63
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $6.00 $7.00 – $18.83
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $25.98 $7.31 – $38.22
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $5.49 $3.78 – $22.14
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $21.89 $7.00 – $21.00
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $21.66 $7.00 – $21.00

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