Myelogphy 2/> spine regions 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

$1,059.28

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.

$3,181.00

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.

$161.97 with Partnership Health Plan vs $3,744.30 with Cigna — 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
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $161.97 ↓ -85%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $161.97 ↓ -85%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $161.97 ↓ -85%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $161.97 ↓ -85%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $228.38 ↓ -78%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $228.38 ↓ -78%
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $237.61 ↓ -78%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $245.04 ↓ -77%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $304.92 ↓ -71%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $323.94 ↓ -69%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $466.18 ↓ -56%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $550.74 ↓ -48%
IHCG Medicaid|All Plans $629.72 ↓ -41%
IHCG Medicare|All Plans $631.52 ↓ -40%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $809.85 ↓ -24%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $863.31 ↓ -19%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $895.52 ↓ -15%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $926.40 ↓ -13%
United Medicare|All Plans $1,003.85 ↓ -5%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $1,003.85 ↓ -5%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $1,003.85 ↓ -5%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $1,003.85 ↓ -5%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $1,003.85 ↓ -5%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $1,003.85 ↓ -5%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $1,003.85 ↓ -5%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $1,003.85 ↓ -5%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $1,003.85 ↓ -5%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $1,003.85 ↓ -5%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $1,003.85 ↓ -5%
Epic Health Medicare|All Plans $1,003.85 ↓ -5%
Patton Medicare|All Plans $1,003.85 ↓ -5%
DHMG Commercial|All Plans $1,455.58 ↑ +37%
United Commercial|HMO $1,609.16 ↑ +52%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $1,609.16 ↑ +52%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $1,691.76 ↑ +60%
EPIC Health Commercial|All Plans $1,706.55 ↑ +61%
HPN Medicare|Senior $1,821.92 ↑ +72%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $1,945.44 ↑ +84%
Naphcare Commercial|All Plans $1,957.51 ↑ +85%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $2,038.08 ↑ +92%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS PPO $2,416.43 ↑ +128%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS HMO $2,416.43 ↑ +128%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $2,470.40 ↑ +133%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $2,532.16 ↑ +139%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $2,624.80 ↑ +148%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $3,088.00 ↑ +192%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $3,744.30 ↑ +253%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $3,744.30 ↑ +253%

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Myelogphy 2/> spine regions at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $1,242.60 $161.97 – $3,744.30
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $752.05 $245.04 – $3,463.45
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $1,491.09 $158.01 – $2,204.81
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $2,516.15 $161.97 – $931.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $1,362.69 $161.97 – $3,751.09
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield $1,348.00 $161.97 – $3,751.09
St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton Stockton $1,016.95 $161.97 – $1,609.16
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo $1,656.48 $853.64 – $1,865.27

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