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Hospital Observation Service, per Hour

Colorado rates for HCPCS G0378

Hospital observation service, per hour

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hospital Observation Service, per Hour cost?

$8.51

Typical physician fee. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.31 to $40.74.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $60 to $89Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $60
$5$10$20$50$100facility $60professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$85.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$346.74

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 182.0 times more in Alaska than in Kansas. 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.

Colorado· 50th of 51

$8.51

AK $182KS $1.00

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.