CMS Price Transparency Data

Rabies immune globulin

Facility: Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi

Billing Code: 90375 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$293

about 1.1× the $275 Medicare rate · typically $271–$863

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$290

About the fair price

about $3 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $275 Fair price $293 This hospital $290 Cash price $323 Hospital's list price $404

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $257 Priciest $290

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

A fair price for a Rabies immune globulin is about $293 (about 1.1× the $275 Medicare rate). Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi charges insurers about $290, or about $323 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Des Moines, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$280 - $326	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$290	105%
Aetnamajor	$272 - $580	99%
Cignamajor	$83 - $377	30%
HealthPartners	$39 - $379	14%
Medica	$50 - $203	18%
Molina	$272	99%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$280

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 323), 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 Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi 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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