CMS Price Transparency Data

Hepatitis B immune globulin

Facility: Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 90371 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$183

about 1.3× the $140 Medicare rate · typically $140–$315

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$295

Above the fair price

about $112 over the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $140 Fair price $183 This hospital $295 Cash price $270 Hospital's list price $737

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $103 Priciest $295

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

A fair price for a Hepatitis B immune globulin is about $183 (about 1.3× the $140 Medicare rate). Bakersfield Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $295, or about $270 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Bakersfield, CA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $183. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$166 - $241	118%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$166 - $2,615	118%
Aetnamajor	$166	118%
Cignamajor	$123 - $1,323	88%
Humanamajor	$166	118%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$166 - $226	118%
Health Net	$166 - $481	118%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$120 - $2,098

Excludes 3 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 270), 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: 90371.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Bakersfield Memorial Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code 90371.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

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