Puncture arterial withdrawal blood for diagnosis 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

$118.55

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$356.00

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The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

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$14.53 with LA Care vs $7,111.00 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

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 $14.53 ↓ -88%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $14.53 ↓ -88%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $14.53 ↓ -88%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $14.53 ↓ -88%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $17.87 ↓ -85%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $27.24 ↓ -77%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $32.27 ↓ -73%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $32.27 ↓ -73%
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $33.58 ↓ -72%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $36.32 ↓ -69%
IHCG Medicaid|All Plans $100.85 ↓ -15%
IHCG Medicare|All Plans $101.14 ↓ -15%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $103.24 ↓ -13%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $106.80 ↓ -10%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $114.45 ↓ -3%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $140.85 ↑ +19%
United Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +38%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +38%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +38%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +38%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +38%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +38%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +38%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +38%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $163.78 ↑ +38%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +38%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +38%
Epic Health Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +38%
Patton Medicare|All Plans $163.78 ↑ +38%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $179.67 ↑ +52%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $189.84 ↑ +60%
PrimeCare Medicare|All Plans $189.84 ↑ +60%
PrimeCare Commercial|All Plans $189.84 ↑ +60%
HPN Medicare|Senior $200.01 ↑ +69%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $210.18 ↑ +77%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $210.18 ↑ +77%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $213.57 ↑ +80%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $223.74 ↑ +89%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $227.13 ↑ +92%
DHMG Commercial|All Plans $237.48 ↑ +100%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $254.25 ↑ +114%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $271.20 ↑ +129%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $277.98 ↑ +134%
EPIC Health Commercial|All Plans $278.43 ↑ +135%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $288.15 ↑ +143%
Naphcare Commercial|All Plans $319.37 ↑ +169%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS HMO $1,162.00 ↑ +880%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $1,334.00 ↑ +1025%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $1,520.00 ↑ +1182%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $1,655.00 ↑ +1296%
United Commercial|HMO $2,463.00 ↑ +1978%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,738.00 ↑ +2210%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $3,092.00 ↑ +2508%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS PPO $4,417.00 ↑ +3626%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $7,111.00 ↑ +5898%

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Puncture arterial withdrawal blood for diagnosis at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $223.66 $14.53 – $8,268.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $212.43 $17.87 – $365.72
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $48.44 $20.89 – $67.90
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma $456.96 $179.30 – $1,687.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria $219.14 $14.53 – $699.00
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas $161.84 $14.53 – $154.84
French Hospital San Luis Obispo $200.71 $14.53 – $501.76
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield $119.47 $14.53 – $264.04

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