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Hospital Observation Service, per Hour

Iowa rates for HCPCS G0378

Hospital observation service, per hour

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hospital Observation Service, per Hour cost?

$35.48

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $31.62 to $60.26.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $20 to $117Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $31 to $60
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $49professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$97.72
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$40.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 49th of 51

$35.48

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.