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Observation per hour cost at US hospitals

HC Observation per Hour · HCPCS G0378

$111.60

lowest cash price

$793.20

national median

$3,767.25

highest cash price

13

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $111.60–$3,767.25 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$111.60

UPMC Somerset — Somerset, PA

Most expensive published cash price

$3,767.25

University Hospitals St. John Medical Center — Westlake OH, OH

Median cash price over time

Mar 1, 2026 ($213.60) → Jul 1, 2026 ($1,123.50)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Maryland 1 $144.00 $144.00 $144.00
New Jersey 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Ohio 3 $1,038.75 $1,123.50 $3,767.25
Pennsylvania 9 $111.60 $443.40 $1,750.20

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $111.60 $27.31 – $139.50
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $144.00 $1.00 – $1.00
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $176.40 $44.10 – $264.60
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $176.40 $79.38 – $1,372.04
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $213.60 $48.06 – $240.30
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $443.40 $25.00 – $1,074.19
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $793.20 $27.85 – $1,074.19
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $838.80 $27.85 – $1,074.19
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $925.80 $26.56 – $1,123.02
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $1,038.75 $5.60 – $25.20
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $1,123.50 not published
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $1,750.20 $27.85 – $359.55
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $3,767.25 $10.29 – $37.80
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ not published not published

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