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Hospital Observation Service, per Hour

Ohio rates for HCPCS G0378

Hospital observation service, per hour

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hospital Observation Service, per Hour cost?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$63.10$60.26 to $85.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$70.79 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $51 to $676Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $41 to $110
$2$10$50$200$1Kfacility $91professional $63

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
$53.70
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$134.90
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 20th of 51

$87.10

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.