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Hospital Observation Service, per Hour

Virginia rates for HCPCS G0378

Hospital observation service, per hour

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hospital Observation Service, per Hour cost?

$63.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $63.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$63.10$40.74 to $63.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$60.26 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $51 to $10,233Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $41 to $78
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $65professional $63

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
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$81.28
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$11,481.54
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$11,481.54

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 17th of 51

$63.10

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.