Rabies immune globulin cost in TX
What a rabies immune globulin costs at TX hospitals — and the fair price to aim for.
Typical commercial prices here are +7% above the fair benchmark (1.07×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Cash-Arbitrage Bifurcated Pricer
Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas maintains elevated commercial insurance contracts (1.30× Fair BaseRate) while offering direct self-pay cash discounts that beat commercial negotiated medians on 35% of procedures. High-deductible and uninsured patients should always request the self-pay cash rate prior to billing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.46× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 35% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (54/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (64.8% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.07× 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 0.82× Fair BaseRate (1.8× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.07× 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.
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 17.2× Medicare (22¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)
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, TX hospitals charge about the fair price for this. how we calculate the BaseRate →
Compared with the rest of the country, TX’s fair BaseRate ($353) is about the same as the national fair price of $336.
Cheapest TX hospitals for a rabies immune globulin
- Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas · Dallas $249
- Childrens Medical Center Plano · Plano $249
- Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital · Tyler $271
- Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale · Sunnyvale $273
- Permian Regional Medical Center Andrews County Ho · Andrews $279
- University Medical Center of El Paso · El Paso $280
- Longview Regional Medical Center · Longview $280
- Laredo Medical Center · Laredo $280
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Round Rock · Round Rock $281
- Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center · San Antonio $284
- Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital · Austin $285
- Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx · Austin $285
- Ascension Seton Highland Lakes · Burnet $285
- Dell Children's Medical Center · Austin $285
- Ascension Seton Cedar Park · Cedar Park $285
Audit a Bill or Quote at TX Hospital Benchmark (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $301
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 = $301).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask TX 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 $353 Fair BaseRate ($205 Medicare)
Your bill ($828) is $475 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($353) and 4.0× the $205 Medicare rate.