Observation per hour cost at US hospitals

HC Observation per Hour · HCPCS G0378

$10.81

lowest cash price

$82.50

national median

$821.60

highest cash price

680

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $10.81–$821.60 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$10.81

Dickenson Community Hospital — CLINTWOOD, VA

Most expensive published cash price

$821.60

martin north hospital — Stuart, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($126.85) → Sep 1, 2026 ($327.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $53.34 $151.32 $188.76
Arizona 22 $26.91 $36.40 $75.89
Arkansas 5 $38.39 $59.15 $117.00
California 89 $27.58 $166.40 $341.64
Colorado 10 $48.93 $202.00 $202.00
Florida 72 $39.73 $121.07 $821.60
Georgia 25 $14.06 $49.14 $125.09
Hawaii 2 $46.08 $46.08 $123.75
Illinois 44 $19.75 $118.30 $785.60
Indiana 21 $52.80 $198.56 $387.00
Iowa 25 $12.96 $72.80 $235.30
Kansas 6 $35.75 $89.11 $89.11
Kentucky 15 $29.40 $91.80 $198.56
Louisiana 1 $23.40 $23.40 $23.40
Maine 6 $93.90 $120.30 $255.50
Maryland 2 $144.00 $144.00 $144.00
Michigan 26 $59.92 $327.00 $625.57
Minnesota 19 $52.80 $76.80 $168.00
Missouri 11 $52.65 $59.80 $74.10
Montana 2 $46.40 $46.40 $76.80
Nebraska 10 $21.00 $21.00 $53.01
Nevada 4 $23.99 $26.56 $67.94
New Hampshire 1 $126.85 $126.85 $126.85
New Jersey 17 $38.70 $62.49 $281.55
New Mexico 2 $40.74 $40.74 $40.74
New York 14 $21.60 $60.14 $503.00
North Carolina 3 $34.00 $36.00 $107.10
North Dakota 4 $47.20 $47.20 $123.20
Ohio 39 $43.55 $293.00 $695.20
Oklahoma 9 $21.37 $82.55 $102.70
Oregon 11 $71.74 $74.25 $160.50
Pennsylvania 24 $32.40 $176.40 $793.20
South Carolina 12 $31.00 $49.00 $136.50
South Dakota 7 $56.00 $65.60 $89.60
Tennessee 25 $10.81 $11.10 $365.67
Texas 91 $20.58 $75.00 $644.35
Virginia 32 $10.81 $40.20 $268.50
Washington 28 $37.80 $87.36 $168.40
West Virginia 7 $18.00 $82.50 $585.00
Wisconsin 18 $32.50 $62.50 $182.82
Wyoming 4 $41.58 $61.66 $111.34

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
HCA FLORIDA POINCIANA HOSPITAL DAVENPORT, FL not published $98.09 – $103.25
HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL LOXAHATCHEE, FL not published $102.83 – $104.99
OVIEDO MEDICAL CENTER Oviedo, FL not published $100.15 – $100.15
HCA FLORIDA OSCEOLA HOSPITAL ORLANDO, FL not published $98.09 – $103.25
HCA FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL MIDDLEBURG, FL not published $97.94 – $100.00
HCA FLORIDA OAK HILL HOSPITAL BROOKSVILLE, FL not published $99.42 – $101.51
HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL MARGATE, FL not published $107.66 – $109.93
HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ST PETERSBURG, FL not published $99.42 – $101.51
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL NEWBERRY, FL not published $103.46 – $108.91
HCA FLORIDA MERCY HOSPITAL MIAMI, FL not published $106.78 – $109.03
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL not published $97.94 – $100.00
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER, CO not published $102.05 – $104.20
HCA FLORIDA LARGO HOSPITAL LARGO, FL not published $99.42 – $101.51
HCA FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL SANFORD, FL not published $98.09 – $103.25
HCA FLORIDA LAKE CITY HOSPITAL LIVE OAK, FL not published $92.16 – $97.01
HCA FLORIDA JFK HOSPITAL PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL not published $102.83 – $104.99
HCA FLORIDA HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL Sebring, FL not published $91.75 – $91.75
HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL PANAMA CITY, FL not published $91.24 – $96.04
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL not published $96.34 – $98.37
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL not published $99.42 – $101.51
HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL Inverness, FL not published $92.51 – $94.46
HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL TALLAHASSEE, FL not published $91.11 – $95.91
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL not published $99.42 – $101.51
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL not published $99.42 – $101.51
HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL BRADENTON, FL not published $99.42 – $101.51
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL HIALEAH, FL not published $106.78 – $109.03
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC not published $18.11 – $18.11
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC not published $18.93 – $18.93
WellSpan Newberry Hospital Etters, PA not published not published
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN not published $141.75 – $2,322.00
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN not published $70.01 – $2,322.00
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN not published $141.75 – $2,322.00
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN not published $141.75 – $2,322.00
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN not published $141.75 – $2,322.00
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN not published $141.75 – $2,322.00
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN not published $141.75 – $2,322.00
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $28.28 – $66.47
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN not published $141.75 – $2,322.00
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $52.00 – $310.42
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI not published $49.50 – $136.45
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH not published $209.00 – $242.00
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX not published $433.82 – $433.82
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL, FL not published $106.78 – $109.03
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY not published $2.92 – $2,500.00
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY not published $2.92 – $2,500.00
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL not published $2,290.57 – $2,290.57
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL not published $845.78 – $845.78
HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL South Pasadena, FL not published $99.42 – $101.51
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY not published $2.92 – $2,500.00

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