Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at St. Bernardine Medical Center
2101 N Waterman Ave, San Bernardino, CA · CommonSpirit Health · · NPI 1689769911
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$105.95 with LA Care vs $7,111.00 with BCBS - Anthem — same scan, same building. Share
Negotiated rates by payer
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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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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.
Full explanation →Payer ?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. Full explanation → |
Plan ?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. Full explanation → |
Negotiated rate | vs. cash |
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| LA Care | Medicaid|> 21 | $105.95 | — |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|> 21 | $105.95 | — |
| Partnership Health Plan | Medicaid|< 21 | $105.95 | — |
| LA Care | Medicaid|< 21 | $105.95 | — |
| Health Net | Medicaid|All Plans | $130.32 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicaid|All Plans | $138.50 | — |
| Molina | Medicaid|< 21 | $164.18 | — |
| Molina | Medicaid|> 21 | $164.18 | — |
| HPN | Medicaid|All Plans | $170.82 | — |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicaid|All Plans | $184.66 | — |
| Care 1st | Medicaid|All Plans | $582.20 | — |
| IHCG | Medicaid|All Plans | $583.18 | — |
| IHCG | Medicare|All Plans | $584.85 | — |
| Kaiser | Medicaid|All Plans | $675.58 | — |
| Molina | Medicare|All Plans | $785.56 | — |
| Humana | Medicare|All Plans | $785.56 | — |
| First Health | Medicare|All Plans | $785.56 | — |
| United | Medicare|All Plans | $785.56 | — |
| Health Net | Medicare|All Plans | $785.56 | — |
| Kaiser | Medicare|All Plans | $785.56 | — |
| Central Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $785.56 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Medicare|All Plans | $785.56 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|All Other Plans | $785.56 | — |
| Scan Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $785.56 | — |
| Inland Empire Health Plan | Medicare|All Plans | $785.56 | — |
| Epic Health | Medicare|All Plans | $785.56 | — |
| Patton | Medicare|All Plans | $785.56 | — |
| DHMG | Commercial|All Plans | $1,139.06 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Non-MCS HMO | $1,162.00 | — |
| EPIC Health | Commercial|All Plans | $1,335.45 | — |
| Naphcare | Commercial|All Plans | $1,531.84 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|EPPO | $1,633.00 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|All Other Plans | $1,846.00 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|Care Product | $1,860.00 | — |
| Health Net | Commercial|All Other Plans | $2,025.00 | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Commercial|Exchange | $2,148.00 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Exchange | $3,092.00 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|Non-MCS PPO | $4,417.00 | — |
| BCBS - Anthem | Commercial|MCS | $7,111.00 | — |
| United | Commercial|All Other Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| First Health | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| Kaiser | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| HPN | Medicare|Senior | not published by hospital | — |
| MultiPlan | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| HPN | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| Healthsmart | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
| Blue Shield CA | Medicare|BlueShield Promise | not published by hospital | — |
| United | Commercial|HMO | not published by hospital | — |
| Redlands | Commercial|All Plans | not published by hospital | — |
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Thoracentesis pleural space needle/catheter aspiration with imaging guidance (both sides) at other California hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
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| Community Hospital San Bernardino | San Bernardino | not published | $105.95 – $1,531.84 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo | $734.53 | $130.32 – $1,452.04 |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center | Susanville | $1,090.98 | $152.34 – $1,351.21 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | $2,134.86 | $845.36 – $2,695.00 |
| Arroyo Grande Hospital | Santa Maria | $2,178.52 | $105.95 – $2,878.26 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas | $3,367.30 | $68.82 – $260.68 |
| French Hospital | San Luis Obispo | $1,918.84 | $105.95 – $1,774.78 |
| Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield | Bakersfield | $1,548.19 | $105.95 – $1,569.60 |