21/100
#2,158 nationally
St Bernardine Medical Center
2101 N Waterman Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92404 · (909) 883-8711
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, St Bernardine Medical Center billed $6.78 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 6.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 65
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in CA
- #163
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 16% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 41% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 12% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 18% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
205 | $35,926 | $3,365 | +85% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
158 | $139,771 | $20,972 | +114% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
106 | $27,323 | $3,987 | +8% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
93 | $107,649 | $15,094 | +131% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
86 | $107,787 | $15,071 | +148% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
50 | $129,612 | $18,650 | +111% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
50 | $60,472 | $9,989 | +103% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
45 | $93,882 | $12,980 | +130% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $33,378 | $6,362 | +22% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
39 | $28,810 | $3,919 | +51% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$165,972 | $18,657 | +202% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
$198,191 | $23,797 | +160% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$142,033 | $19,621 | +150% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$131,733 | $17,043 | +149% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$107,787 | $15,071 | +148% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$84,780 | $10,400 | +131% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$107,649 | $15,094 | +131% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$104,944 | $11,812 | +130% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,087 | $1,962 | -20% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,556 | $3,493 | -12% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$88,462 | $22,851 | +7% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,323 | $3,987 | +8% |
|
Other Cardiothoracic Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 228 · Inpatient stay |
$245,095 | $56,091 | +9% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$81,350 | $13,157 | +20% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,378 | $6,362 | +22% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$73,853 | $12,637 | +24% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.