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Direct Admission for Hospital Observation Care

Montana rates for HCPCS G0379

Direct admission of patient for hospital observation care

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Direct Admission for Hospital Observation Care cost?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 5 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$2,138$44.67 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$200 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $45 to $66,069Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $45 to $2,138
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $575professional $2,138

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
$181.97
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,698.24
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$2,344.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 37.2 times more in Montana than in New Mexico. 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· 1st of 51

$1,660

MT $1,660NM $44.67

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.