CMS Price Transparency Data

Rabies immune globulin

Facility: Alameda Hospital

Billing Code: 90375 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$371

about 1.3× the $275 Medicare rate · typically $286–$1,093

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$486

Above the fair price

about $115 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $275 Fair price $371 This hospital $486 Cash price $968 Hospital's list price $1,935

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 $166 Priciest $486

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

A fair price for a Rabies immune globulin is about $371 (about 1.3× the $275 Medicare rate). Alameda Hospital charges insurers about $486, or about $968 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Alameda, 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 $371. 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.

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

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

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	$699 - $4,632	254%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,024 - $8,071	372%
Aetnamajor	$394 - $5,922	143%
Cignamajor	$375 - $7,257	136%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$1,258 - $6,290	457%
Health Net	$980	356%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$486

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 968), 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 Alameda Hospital 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.

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

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Alameda Hospital

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