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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
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY not published $2.92 – $2,500.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ not published not published
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ not published $318.00 – $3,820.00
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ not published not published
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ not published $318.00 – $3,820.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ not published $5,179.00 – $5,179.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ not published not published
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY not published $2.92 – $2,500.00
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ not published $3,820.00 – $3,820.00
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ not published $7,025.00 – $10,511.00
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ not published $3,820.00 – $3,820.00
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY not published $2.92 – $2,500.00
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY not published $2.92 – $2,500.00
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY not published $2.92 – $2,500.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY not published $2.92 – $2,500.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY not published $2.92 – $2,500.00
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY not published $2.92 – $2,500.00
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI not published $36.84 – $130.85
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI not published $57.90 – $148.80
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI not published $57.90 – $163.51

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