CMS Price Transparency Data

Rabies immune globulin

Facility: Bear Valley Community Hospital

Billing Code: 90375 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$324

about 1.2× the $275 Medicare rate · typically $254–$1,922

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$274

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $50 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $275 Fair price $324 This hospital $274 Cash price $1,140 Hospital's list price $1,628

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $166 Priciest $275

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Rabies immune globulin is about $324 (about 1.2× the $275 Medicare rate). Bear Valley Community Hospital charges insurers about $274, or about $1,140 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Big Bear Lake, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$1,384	503%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,099 - $1,140	399%
Health Net	$1,140	414%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$274

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 1,140), 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 Bear Valley Community 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.

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Other Procedures at Bear Valley Community Hospital

Compare: Rabies immune globulin at other CA hospitals

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