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Hospital Observation Service, per Hour

Alaska rates for HCPCS G0378

Hospital observation service, per hour

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hospital Observation Service, per Hour cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $209 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$40.74 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$97.72 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $60 to $661Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $35 to $79
$5$20$100$500facility $209professional $60

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$117.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$117.49
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$79.43

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in New Jersey than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 5th of 51

$129

NJ $251VT $35.48

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.