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Hospital Observation Service, per Hour

Washington rates for HCPCS G0378

Hospital observation service, per hour

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hospital Observation Service, per Hour cost?

$75.86

Typical physician fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $60.26 to $100.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $51 to $224Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $6 to $69
$2$10$50$200$1Kfacility $89professional $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
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 31st of 51

$75.86

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.