How much does a Rabies immune globulin typically cost in the United States?

Across 1,747 U.S. hospitals in 50 states, the modeled national fair BaseRate for Rabies immune globulin is $336, with most hospital negotiated prices falling between $280 and $679.

Why do hospital prices for Rabies immune globulin vary across facilities?

Commercial rates are negotiated individually between hospital systems and insurers, creating wide local dispersion even within the same metro area. Comparing facility-specific cash and in-network rates before scheduling care helps avoid overpaying.

National price data · 1,747 hospitals

Rabies immune globulin cost

What a rabies immune globulin costs across the U.S. — and the fair price to aim for.

Near Fair BaseRate Benchmark

1.00×vs. Fair Market Price

Typical commercial prices here match the fair market benchmark (1.00×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.

86/100 · Verified

86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited

File Completeness90

Price Logic88

Peer Alignment86

Clean Billing83

Real Cash Discount84

Regional Value Leader

Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.

Behavioral Pricing FingerprintMedian-Gamed · High Captive Markup

Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer

Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County prices routine shoppable procedures near 0.6× Medicare (p50 0.61×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 1.1× Medicare (p75 0.91×, +49% upper-tail jump). Patients scheduling elective outpatient care can capture competitive rates, but emergency and ancillary bills require strict line-item auditing.

#1 of 99 in WI · 1st State Percentile#101 of 3,385 in U.S. · 2nd National Percentile

Advantage

Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)

Elective shoppable care is priced 36% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.64×)
Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 23% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
CMS clinical safety score (72/100 safety score) with 81% patient recommendation
IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (47.0% AGB cap)

Watchout

Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)

Even at low-cost facilities (1.00× 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.
Captive ER (0.4×) & laboratory (1.9×) services average 1.83× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.6×)
Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.91×) jump +49% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.61×)
Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 6.2× Medicare (24¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)

Front-Door ShoppableElective / Imaging

0.6× Medicare

Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.

Back-Door Captive & ER1.83× Divergence

1.1× Medicare

Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.

Quantile Tail Spread+49% Upper Tail

Q25 0.24× · Q50 0.61× · Q75 0.91×

Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.

Select any lens to inspect department markups, federal cost accounting, or insurer discounts.

Department & Integrity Multiples (vs. CMS Medicare Cost Anchor) Green ≤1.3× · Teal 1.3–1.8× · Amber 1.8–2.5× · Rose >2.5×

Front-Door Shoppable CareFront-Door Shoppable

0.6× MedicareGood

Outpatient Surgery & ORBack-Door Captive

0.8× MedicareGood

Diagnostic Imaging (CT/MRI)Front-Door Shoppable

1.3× MedicareGood

Back-Door Captive ER VisitsBack-Door Captive

0.5× MedicareGood

Inpatient Lab & PathologyBack-Door Captive

1.9× MedicareGood

Specialty & Infusion Drugs (J-Codes)Back-Door Captive

0.5× MedicareGood

Self-Pay Cash Honesty & 501(r)Integrity & Outcomes

23% Cash Edge · 99/100Good

CMS Clinical Safety & Star ValueIntegrity & Outcomes

3 CMS · 72/100Fair

National Geographic Price Intelligence · 50-State + DC/PR Cartogram

National State Price Index Heatmap · Rabies immune globulin

State commercial price index vs. U.S. median (1.00×) and average Medicare multiple across all 53 priced states & territories

<0.93× Below Fair Price 0.93–1.05× Near Average 1.05–1.18× Elevated >1.18× High-Cost State

AK1.15× 1.8× Med ME1.04× 1.2× Med WA1.34× 1.6× Med ID0.89× 1.0× Med MT1.84× 2.2× Med ND0.98× 1.1× Med MN0.95× 1.1× Med WI1.29× 1.5× Med MI0.89× 1.0× Med VT0.93× 1.1× Med NH1.37× 1.6× Med OR1.00× 1.2× Med NV0.96× 1.1× Med WY0.89× 1.0× Med SD0.89× 1.0× Med IA1.52× 1.8× Med IL0.97× 1.1× Med IN1.34× 1.6× Med OH1.30× 1.5× Med PA0.92× 1.1× Med NY0.90× 1.1× Med MA0.90× 1.1× Med CA1.07× 1.3× Med UT0.89× 1.0× Med CO1.13× 1.3× Med NE1.07× 1.3× Med MO0.92× 1.1× Med KY0.91× 1.1× Med WV1.20× 1.4× Med VA0.92× 1.1× Med MD1.20× 1.2× Med NJ0.95× 1.1× Med CT1.23× 1.4× Med AZ1.04× 1.2× Med NM0.93× 1.1× Med KS1.15× 1.3× Med AR0.94× 1.1× Med TN0.94× 1.1× Med NC0.89× 1.0× Med SC0.93× 1.1× Med DE1.86× 2.2× Med DC1.29× 1.5× Med RI0.89× 1.0× Med OK0.94× 1.1× Med LA0.99× 1.2× Med MS0.91× 1.1× Med AL0.87× 1.0× Med GA1.23× 1.4× Med HI0.87× 1.0× Med TX1.07× 1.3× Med FL1.35× 1.6× Med PR0.77× 1.1× Med

PR0.77×1.1× Med AL0.87×1.0× Med HI0.87×1.0× Med ID0.89×1.0× Med MI0.89×1.0× Med NC0.89×1.0× Med RI0.89×1.0× Med SD0.89×1.0× Med UT0.89×1.0× Med WY0.89×1.0× Med MA0.90×1.1× Med NY0.90×1.1× Med KY0.91×1.1× Med MS0.91×1.1× Med MO0.92×1.1× Med PA0.92×1.1× Med VA0.92×1.1× Med NM0.93×1.1× Med SC0.93×1.1× Med VT0.93×1.1× Med AR0.94×1.1× Med OK0.94×1.1× Med TN0.94×1.1× Med MN0.95×1.1× Med NJ0.95×1.1× Med NV0.96×1.1× Med IL0.97×1.1× Med ND0.98×1.1× Med LA0.99×1.2× Med OR1.00×1.2× Med AZ1.04×1.2× Med ME1.04×1.2× Med CA1.07×1.3× Med NE1.07×1.3× Med TX1.07×1.3× Med CO1.13×1.3× Med AK1.15×1.8× Med KS1.15×1.3× Med MD1.20×1.2× Med WV1.20×1.4× Med CT1.23×1.4× Med GA1.23×1.4× Med DC1.29×1.5× Med WI1.29×1.5× Med OH1.30×1.5× Med IN1.34×1.6× Med WA1.34×1.6× Med FL1.35×1.6× Med NH1.37×1.6× Med IA1.52×1.8× Med MT1.84×2.2× Med DE1.86×2.2× Med

5 Lowest-Price States (Confounder-Isolated Value Leaders)

PR0.77×(1.1×)AL0.87×(1.0×)HI0.87×(1.0×)ID0.89×(1.0×)MI0.89×(1.0×)

5 Highest-Markup States (Strict Bill Audit Recommended)

DE1.86×(2.2×)MT1.84×(2.2×)IA1.52×(1.8×)NH1.37×(1.6×)FL1.35×(1.6×)

The BaseRate high confidence

$336

the fair national price for a rabies immune globulin

typically $280–$679 across 1,747 hospitals · how we calculate it

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

1,747

hospitals priced

states

2.4×

price spread — where shopping matters

1.2×

vs. Medicare

Across 1,747 hospitals in 50 states, a rabies immune globulin has a fair BaseRate of $336 and typically costs $280–$679. The cheapest state is AL; the priciest is MT.

Cheapest hospitals for a rabies immune globulin

Rabies immune globulin cost by state

AL $280 32 hospitals AR $304 24 hospitals AZ $336 27 hospitals CA $345 122 hospitals CO $364 38 hospitals CT $396 7 hospitals DC $415 5 hospitals DE $599 2 hospitals FL $434 80 hospitals GA $397 38 hospitals HI $280 6 hospitals IA $488 45 hospitals ID $286 11 hospitals IL $311 61 hospitals IN $432 74 hospitals KS $370 44 hospitals KY $294 28 hospitals LA $319 38 hospitals MA $290 28 hospitals ME $335 19 hospitals MI $286 59 hospitals MN $305 46 hospitals MO $297 47 hospitals MS $293 14 hospitals MT $594 6 hospitals NC $286 40 hospitals ND $316 10 hospitals NE $346 19 hospitals NH $440 12 hospitals NJ $307 38 hospitals NM $301 9 hospitals NV $310 13 hospitals NY $290 59 hospitals OH $417 74 hospitals OK $304 34 hospitals OR $322 21 hospitals PA $295 92 hospitals RI $286 3 hospitals SC $299 36 hospitals SD $288 3 hospitals TN $304 53 hospitals TX $345 117 hospitals UT $288 31 hospitals VA $295 50 hospitals VT $299 7 hospitals WA $433 32 hospitals WI $416 76 hospitals WV $385 13 hospitals WY $288 3 hospitals

Inline Bill X-Ray & 501(r) Calculator 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Free Care ≤200% FPL · AGB Cap 36.3%

Audit a Bill or Quote at U.S. Hospital Benchmark (Zero PHI Required)

Fair BaseRate™ $336

Medicare Rate $195

Self-Pay Cash Request Quote

Insurer Median $322

1. Amount on Your Bill or Quote ($) Pre-filled with U.S. Hospital Benchmark’s charged/list benchmark

2. Household Annual Income ($) Screened against 2026 HHS Federal Poverty Guidelines

3. Household Size (1–8) 2026 FPL: $15,650 + $5,500 per additional person

Step 1 · 501(r) Charity Care Check 501(r) AGB Cap: $281 (274% FPL)

Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $281

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 = $281).

Step 2 · Cash vs. Insurance Arbitrage Request Prompt-Pay Quote

Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible

Ask U.S. 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.

Step 3 · Fair BaseRate Target +$437 Above Fair BaseRate

Negotiate Toward $336 Fair BaseRate ($195 Medicare)

Your bill ($773) is $437 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($336) and 4.0× the $195 Medicare rate.

1-Click Factual Dispute Summary: Copy a citation-backed benchmark memo (with CMS CCN, CPT code, Medicare reference, Fair BaseRate, and 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) calculations) to paste into patient-portal messages or billing appeals.