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Hospital Observation Service, per Hour

Montana rates for HCPCS G0378

Hospital observation service, per hour

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hospital Observation Service, per Hour cost?

$79.43

Typical physician fee. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $60.26 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 $2,512 · 10th to 90th $51 to $2,818Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $41 to $79
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,512professional $79

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
$51.29
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 4th of 51

$79.43

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.