CMS Price Transparency Data

Rabies immune globulin

Facility: Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System

Billing Code: 90375 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$269

about 1.0× the $275 Medicare rate · typically $269–$481

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$286

About the fair price

about $17 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $275 Fair price $269 This hospital $286 Cash price $225 Hospital's list price $300

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $270 Priciest $286

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Rabies immune globulin is about $269 (about 1.0× the $275 Medicare rate). Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System charges insurers about $286, or about $225 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bessemer, AL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$258 - $308	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$277	101%
Aetnamajor	$210 - $280	76%
Cignamajor	$74 - $291	27%
Humanamajor	$255 - $297	93%
Ambetter (Centene)	$385	140%
GEHA	$210	76%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$150 - $322

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 225), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the HCPCS code on your bill matches exactly: 90375.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code 90375.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.