St Bernardine Medical Center
ST Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino, CA charges 8.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average, with 31% of analyzed procedures showing significant price variations.
San Bernardino, CA 92404 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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Pricing grade
F
Very high
Avg markup vs Medicare
8.31x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
12.32x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
49
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
30.6%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $143,322 | $71,661 | — | 12.3x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $78,296 | $39,148 | — | 11.1x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $160,556 | $80,278 | — | 11.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $82,410 | $41,205 | — | 11.1x |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $187,016 | $93,508 | — | 10.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $74,621 | $37,311 | — | 10.2x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $106,477 | $53,239 | — | 10.1x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $80,991 | $40,495 | — | 10.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $141,883 | $70,941 | — | 10x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $68,925 | $34,462 | — | 9.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $109,750 | $54,875 | — | 9.5x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $181,404 | $90,702 | — | 9.3x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $62,095 | $31,047 | — | 9.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $94,039 | $47,020 | — | 9.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $101,323 | $50,661 | — | 9.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $59,860 | $29,930 | — | 9.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $58,735 | $29,368 | — | 8.9x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $84,742 | $42,371 | — | 8.8x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $129,990 | $64,995 | — | 8.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $73,735 | $36,867 | — | 8.3x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $64,344 | $32,172 | — | 8.1x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $76,155 | $38,078 | — | 8.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $239,079 | $119,540 | — | 8x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $108,902 | $54,451 | — | 8x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $120,588 | $60,294 | — | 8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $136,050 | $68,025 | — | 7.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $53,439 | $26,720 | — | 7.8x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $58,396 | $29,198 | — | 7.7x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $72,794 | $36,397 | — | 7.7x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $324,516 | $162,258 | — | 7.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $110,196 | $55,098 | — | 7.7x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $98,748 | $49,374 | — | 7.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $56,466 | $28,233 | — | 7.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $87,486 | $43,743 | — | 7.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $93,158 | $46,579 | — | 7.5x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $56,817 | $28,408 | — | 7.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $128,451 | $64,226 | — | 7.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $66,147 | $33,074 | — | 7.3x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $195,489 | $97,744 | — | 7.3x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $125,507 | $62,754 | — | 7.1x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $46,907 | $23,454 | — | 7.1x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $319,291 | $159,646 | — | 6.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $62,497 | $31,248 | — | 6.8x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $115,723 | $57,862 | — | 6.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $85,634 | $42,817 | — | 6.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $101,851 | $50,925 | — | 6.3x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $86,904 | $43,452 | — | 6.2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $53,438 | $26,719 | — | 5.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $100,309 | $50,154 | — | 5.3x |
How ST BERNARDINE MEDICAL CENTER compares to nearby hospitals
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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