Then why the huge price discepancy? Someone got fleeced? -- Lyndon Tiu On Feb 20, 2012 12:56 PM, "Allan B. Cobb" <[email protected]> wrote:
> You can get pre-exposure shots which requires 3 shots at 0, 7, and > 21/28 days at the Austin Regional Clinic Travel Medicine office for $360 > per shot (or $270 with a cash discount). Post exposure, from what I > understand is 4 shots of the same vaccine. > > > http://www.austinregionalclinic.com/Services/travel_medicine_services/pricing.asp > > Allan > > *From:* Ron R <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Monday, February 20, 2012 12:47 PM > *To:* Preston Forsythe <[email protected]> > *Cc:* [email protected] ; R D Milhollin <[email protected]>; Jim > Kennedy <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] Cost of Rabies Shots > > I'm sure there are vastly different prices for the Rabies vaccination > (pre-exposure) vs. the emergency Rabies shot series (post-exposure). > > On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 12:43 PM, Preston Forsythe > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> ** >> Thanks RD for checking as I was hoping the Miami price was inflated. I >> did double check the Miami Audubon article and it cost the author >> $27,000.00. >> >> I would certainly hope the vaccine would be cheaper in TX and KY. I was >> wondering if it would even be available in KY? >> >> When Crash gets time maybe he can enlighten us on the costs, procedures >> and availability. I bet Crash has had the vaccines. Wonder how long the >> shots are good for? >> >> There have been several times in my caving days when I was surrounded by >> bats, swimming in thick guano covered water, not to mention walking, wading >> and crawling in deep guano. >> >> Guano Go Caving, >> >> Preston >> ============================================= >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* R D Milhollin <[email protected]> >> *To:* Preston Forsythe <[email protected]> ; >> [email protected] >> *Sent:* Monday, February 20, 2012 11:55 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] Cost of Rabies Shots >> >> Preston, that cost figure seemed a little out-of-range, so I took 4 >> minutes to look around for other information to confirm or refute the >> article's claim. >> >> >> This is from the North Dakota public health website: >> >> http://www.ndhealth.gov/disease/Rabies/QandA.htm >> >> "How much does rabies vaccine cost? >> >> Rabies vaccine and immunoglobulin is very expensive. A typical >> vaccination series with the rabies immunoglobulin can cost anywhere from >> $2,000 to $7,000+ per person." >> >> >> and from a North Carolina new program: >> >> >> http://www2.nbc17.com/news/2011/jun/30/rabies-shots-are-expensive-hard-find-and-time-cons-ar-1169155/ >> >> "If you think the long wait and multiple visits are tough to handle, >> the hospital bills are worse. >> Hutton<http://www2.nbc17.com/topics/types/person/tags/john-hutton/>said the >> first treatment resulted in a bill of >> $10,289 <http://www2.nbc17.com/topics/types/currency/tags/usd/>. But why >> so much? >> The cost of the ER >> facility<http://www2.nbc17.com/topics/types/facility/tags/er-facility/>is >> only 7 percent of the bill, but then you need a vial of immunoglobulin. >> That's where the big money factors in. Depending on its weight, a vial of >> immunoglobulin can cost upwards >> of$1,500<http://www2.nbc17.com/topics/types/currency/tags/usd/>. >> According to Rex >> Hospital<http://www2.nbc17.com/topics/types/facility/tags/rex-hospital/> >> Emergency Room >> supervisor<http://www2.nbc17.com/topics/types/position/tags/emergency-room-supervisor/> >> Sherry Witt<http://www2.nbc17.com/topics/types/person/tags/sherry-witt/>, >> immunoglobulin is like liquid gold. >> According to Rex, in Hutton's >> $10,000<http://www2.nbc17.com/topics/types/currency/tags/usd/>bill, that one >> shot was 80 percent of the bill -more than >> $8,000 <http://www2.nbc17.com/topics/types/currency/tags/usd/> for that >> one shot." >> >> So my unscientific, cursory survey of the information on the internet >> seems to show that while very expensive, the figure quoted by the Miami >> Audubon seems somewhat inflated, by a factor ranging from 2 to 4 times. >> What would be more informative for us would be what Texas health providers >> charge for the treatment. >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Preston Forsythe <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Monday, February 20, 2012 10:23 AM >> *Subject:* [Texascavers] Cost of Rabies Shots >> >> According to an article in the Miami Tropical Audubon Society newsletter, >> Spring 2011, five rabies shots cost---$27,000. >> >> The author one evening picked up a "little fluttering thing," a bat, >> which bit her repeatedly between the thumb and forefinger. After 3 days she >> "yielded to reason (and fear)" and went to the doctor. Regular doctors do >> not stock rabies vaccine so she had to go to the Emergency Room. She >> received Five shots in the upper arm, painless, and a bill for $27,000. >> But, that prevented the possible rabies virus from migrating to the brain, >> where it is always fatal. >> >> The bat was a Brazilian Free-Tailed bat and it lived for 3 days, hence >> the shots. >> >> The author says if you must handle bats wear heavy gloves. >> >> By the way the Tropical Audubon Society headquarters in sw Miami at Coral >> Gables is a great place to visit. Lots of birding in that very tropical and >> jungle like area. >> >> Cavingly, >> >> Preston in KY >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Ron Rutherford > > >
