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Hospital Observation Service, per Hour

Louisiana rates for HCPCS G0378

Hospital observation service, per hour

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hospital Observation Service, per Hour cost?

$57.54

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $40.74 to $63.10.

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 $60 · 10th to 90th $31 to $490Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $41 to $60
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $60professional $41

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
$64.57
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$66.07
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 33rd of 51

$57.54

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.