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Hospital Observation Service, per Hour

Iowa rates for HCPCS G0378

Hospital observation service, per hour

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hospital Observation Service, per Hour cost?

$64.57

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $54.95 to $107.

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 $76 · 10th to 90th $32 to $209Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $35 to $162
$10$100$1Kfacility $76professional $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
$36.31
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 40th of 51

$64.57

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.