Ultrasound elastography parenchyma 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

$141.86

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.

$426.00

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.

$97.60 with LA Care vs $569.81 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
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $97.60 ↓ -31%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|> 21 $97.60 ↓ -31%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $97.60 ↓ -31%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $97.60 ↓ -31%
IHCG Medicaid|All Plans $103.66 ↓ -27%
IHCG Medicare|All Plans $103.96 ↓ -27%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $116.20 ↓ -18%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $123.54 ↓ -13%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $127.80 ↓ -10%
Epic Health Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -5%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -5%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -5%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -5%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -5%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -5%
United Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -5%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $135.12 ↓ -5%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -5%
Patton Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -5%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -5%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -5%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $135.12 ↓ -5%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $137.62 ↓ -3%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $137.62 ↓ -3%
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $143.18 ↑ +1%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $146.40 ↑ +3%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $147.66 ↑ +4%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $195.20 ↑ +38%
DHMG Commercial|All Plans $195.92 ↑ +38%
EPIC Health Commercial|All Plans $229.70 ↑ +62%
Aetna Commercial|Gatekeeper $245.13 ↑ +73%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $245.18 ↑ +73%
United Commercial|HMO $245.18 ↑ +73%
HPN Medicare|Senior $251.34 ↑ +77%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $251.34 ↑ +77%
Naphcare Commercial|All Plans $263.48 ↑ +86%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $268.38 ↑ +89%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $281.16 ↑ +98%
Aetna Commercial|Non-Gatekeeper $289.59 ↑ +104%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $340.80 ↑ +140%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $349.32 ↑ +146%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS HMO $357.84 ↑ +152%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS PPO $357.84 ↑ +152%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $362.10 ↑ +155%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $426.00 ↑ +200%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $488.00 ↑ +244%
Cigna Commercial|All Other Plans $569.81 ↑ +302%
Cigna Commercial|PPO $569.81 ↑ +302%

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Ultrasound elastography parenchyma at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $163.44 $97.60 – $569.81
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $425.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $425.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $425.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $425.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT $425.60 $142.00 – $142.00
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville $418.41 $21.27 – $517.01
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO $425.60 $142.00 – $142.00

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