Valvuloplasty aortic 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

$1,998.34

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.

$6,001.00

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.

$1,108.37 with Partnership Health Plan vs $19,254.00 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
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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 $1,108.37 ↓ -45%
LA Care Medicaid|< 21 $1,108.37 ↓ -45%
LA Care Medicaid|> 21 $1,108.37 ↓ -45%
Partnership Health Plan Medicaid|< 21 $1,108.37 ↓ -45%
Health Net Medicaid|All Plans $1,363.30 ↓ -32%
Redlands Commercial|All Plans $1,740.29 ↓ -13%
Kaiser Commercial|All Plans $1,800.30 ↓ -10%
BCBS - Anthem Medicaid|All Plans $2,078.19 ↑ +4%
Molina Medicaid|< 21 $2,477.61 ↑ +24%
Molina Medicaid|> 21 $2,477.61 ↑ +24%
HPN Medicaid|All Plans $2,577.77 ↑ +29%
United Commercial|All Other Plans $2,760.46 ↑ +38%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicaid|All Plans $2,770.92 ↑ +39%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS HMO $3,145.00 ↑ +57%
Health Net Commercial|EPPO $3,659.00 ↑ +83%
First Health Commercial|All Plans $3,960.66 ↑ +98%
HPN Medicare|Senior $4,020.67 ↑ +101%
Health Net Commercial|Care Product $4,168.00 ↑ +109%
HPN Commercial|All Plans $4,380.73 ↑ +119%
Health Net Commercial|All Other Plans $4,540.00 ↑ +127%
MultiPlan Commercial|All Plans $4,800.80 ↑ +140%
Healthsmart Commercial|All Plans $4,920.82 ↑ +146%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|BlueShield Promise $5,100.85 ↑ +155%
IHCG Medicaid|All Plans $5,727.61 ↑ +187%
IHCG Medicare|All Plans $5,743.96 ↑ +187%
United Commercial|HMO $5,760.96 ↑ +188%
Molina Medicare|All Plans $6,001.00 ↑ +200%
Humana Medicare|All Plans $6,001.00 ↑ +200%
First Health Medicare|All Plans $6,001.00 ↑ +200%
Health Net Medicare|All Plans $6,001.00 ↑ +200%
Kaiser Medicare|All Plans $6,001.00 ↑ +200%
Central Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $6,001.00 ↑ +200%
BCBS - Anthem Medicare|All Plans $6,001.00 ↑ +200%
Scan Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $6,001.00 ↑ +200%
Inland Empire Health Plan Medicare|All Plans $6,001.00 ↑ +200%
Epic Health Medicare|All Plans $6,001.00 ↑ +200%
Patton Medicare|All Plans $6,001.00 ↑ +200%
Kaiser Medicaid|All Plans $6,230.14 ↑ +212%
Blue Shield CA Medicare|All Other Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +263%
United Medicare|All Plans $7,244.35 ↑ +263%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|All Other Plans $8,102.00 ↑ +305%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Exchange $8,371.00 ↑ +319%
DHMG Commercial|All Plans $8,701.45 ↑ +335%
Care 1st Medicaid|All Plans $8,785.85 ↑ +340%
Blue Shield CA Commercial|Exchange $9,473.00 ↑ +374%
Naphcare Commercial|All Plans $11,701.95 ↑ +486%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|Non-MCS PPO $11,959.00 ↑ +498%
EPIC Health Commercial|All Plans $12,315.40 ↑ +516%
BCBS - Anthem Commercial|MCS $19,254.00 ↑ +863%

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Valvuloplasty aortic at other California hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino $5,360.22 $1,108.37 – $14,126.48
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO $14,980.00 not published
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo $5,149.13 $1,363.30 – $13,090.66
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH $14,980.00 not published
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City $14,980.00 not published
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA $14,980.00 not published
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK $9,375.60 not published
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE $9,375.60 not published

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