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Hospital Observation Service, per Hour

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $50.12 to $79.43.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $31 to $141Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $35 to $60
$20$50$100$200$500facility $66professional $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
$32.36
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$64.57
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 46th 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.