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Hospital Observation Service, per Hour

Wisconsin rates for HCPCS G0378

Hospital observation service, per hour

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hospital Observation Service, per Hour cost?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$40.74 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$60.26 to $105

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $46 to $123Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $41 to $240
$20$50$100$200$500facility $83professional $60

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
$60.26
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$144.54
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 26th of 51

$60.26

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.