Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
Initial observation care
Low
$0
Average
$544
Median
$245
High
$13.9k
Each hospital's average Aetna rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
99 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 5.3× the 10th. Each bar is a price range and its height is how many hospitals fall in it. Hover a bar, or a row in the ladder, for details.
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135 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Aetna rate for this code, one row per hospital and set of terms (billing class, payment method, setting). Rates under different terms are never blended, so the terms are shown under each hospital’s name. Figures are the hospital’s averages across its plans.| # | Plans | |||||||
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| 1 | ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL Albany, NY facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 2 | Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $452 | $452 | — | — | — | $452 – $452 |
| 3 | Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen, CO facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 8 | $884 | $847 | $132 | 16% | — | $502 – $930 |
| 4 | BASSETT HOSPITAL OF SCHOHARIE COUNTY Cobleskill, NY facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $106 | $106 | — | — | — | $106 – $106 |
| 5 | Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort, SC professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $430 | $430 | — | — | — | $430 – $430 |
| 6 | Benson Hospital Corporation Benson, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $165 | $165 | $15 | 9% | — | $150 – $180 |
| 7 | Benson Hospital Corporation Benson, AZ facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 2 | $123 | $127 | $40 | 32% | — | $80 – $180 |
| 8 | Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN facility · other · outpatient | 1 | $94 | $94 | $2 | 2% | — | $92 – $96 |
| 9 | Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $133 | $141 | $14 | 10% | — | $128 – $164 |
| 10 | Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 3 | $133 | $141 | $14 | 10% | — | $128 – $164 |
| 11 | Boulder Community Health Lafayette, CO professional · fee schedule · both | 2 | $356 | $356 | — | — | — | $356 – $356 |
| 12 | Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Battle Creek, MI professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $145 | $145 | — | — | — | $145 – $145 |
| 13 | Bronson LakeView Hospital Paw Paw, MI professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $145 | $145 | — | — | — | $145 – $145 |
| 14 | Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo, MI professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $145 | $145 | — | — | — | $145 – $145 |
| 15 | Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $359 | $359 | — | — | — | $359 – $359 |
| 16 | Carolinas Medical Center Davidson, NC fee schedule · both | 3 | $378 | $359 | $45 | 12% | — | $297 – $402 |
| 17 | Central Washington Health Services Association Wenatchee, WA percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $792 | $792 | — | — | — | $792 – $792 |
| 18 | Central Washington Health Services Association Wenatchee, WA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $883 | $883 | — | — | — | $883 – $883 |
| 19 | Chambers Health Anahuac, TX percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $380 | $380 | $60 | 16% | — | $320 – $439 |
| 20 | Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $245 | $245 | $49 | 20% | — | $196 – $293 |
| 21 | Cheshire Medical Center Keene, NH professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $306 | $306 | $147 | 48% | — | $159 – $453 |
| 22 | Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA facility · fee schedule · outpatient | 2 | $121 | $121 | — | — | — | $121 – $121 |
| 23 | Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $871 | $871 | — | — | — | $871 – $871 |
| 24 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Saginaw, MI professional · fee schedule · both | 1 | $243 | $243 | — | — | — | $243 – $243 |
| 25 | Covenant Medical Center Inc Saginaw, MI professional · fee schedule · both | 1 | $243 | $243 | — | — | — | $243 – $243 |
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