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Hospital Observation Service, per Hour

Alabama rates for HCPCS G0378

Hospital observation service, per hour

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hospital Observation Service, per Hour cost?

$60.26

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $70.79.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $25 to $1,096Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $41 to $60
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $62professional $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
$21.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 48th of 51

$60.26

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.