Rabies immune globulin cost in OH
What a rabies immune globulin costs at OH hospitals — and the fair price to aim for.
Typical commercial prices here are +30% above the fair benchmark (1.30×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Uniform Value Leader
University of Toledo Medical Center maintains disciplined commercial pricing across both elective shoppable care (1.0× Medicare) and captive emergency/ancillary departments (1.0× Medicare). Patients and health plans benefit from predictable, below-benchmark rates (0.90× Fair BaseRate) without hidden ancillary cross-subsidization.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 10% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.90×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 14% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (66/100 safety score) with 66% patient recommendation
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.30× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Commercial insurance median sits at 0.90× Fair BaseRate (1.0× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Specialty infusion drugs (J-codes) average 1.1× Medicare — verify per-unit billing on itemized statements
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 3,219) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
In general, OH hospitals charge above the fair price — worth shopping around here. how we calculate the BaseRate →
Compared with the rest of the country, OH’s fair BaseRate ($341) is about the same as the national fair price of $336.
Cheapest OH hospitals for a rabies immune globulin
- University of Toledo Medical Center · Toledo $267
- Uh Cleveland Medical Center · Cleveland $275
- University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center · Elyria $275
- Parma Community General Hospital · Parma $275
- University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center · Ashland $275
- Uh St John Medical Center · Westlake $275
- Uh Regional Hospitals · Chardon $275
- University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center · Beachwood $275
- Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital · Cleveland $275
- Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center · Beachwood $275
- Memorial Hospital · Marysville $280
- Ashtabula County Medical Center · Ashtabula $281
- Southwest General Health Center · Middleburg Heights $288
- Fisher-Titus Hospital · Norwalk $288
- University Hospitals Portage Medical Center · Ravenna $290
Audit a Bill or Quote at OH Hospital Benchmark (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $363
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $363).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask OH Hospital Benchmark's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $341 Fair BaseRate ($198 Medicare)
Your bill ($1,001) is $660 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($341) and 5.1× the $198 Medicare rate.