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
$85
Average
$386
Median
$401
High
$599
Each hospital's average Phcs rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
16 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 2.4× 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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23 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Phcs 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 | ALEGENT CREIGHTON HEALTH Plainview, NE fee schedule · inpatient | 1 | $494 | $494 | — | — | — | $494 – $494 |
| 2 | ALEGENT CREIGHTON HEALTH Plainview, NE fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $494 | $494 | — | — | — | $494 – $494 |
| 3 | ALEGENT HEALTH - MERCY HOSPITAL, CORNING IOWA Corning, IA fee schedule · inpatient | 1 | $494 | $494 | — | — | — | $494 – $494 |
| 4 | ALEGENT HEALTH - MERCY HOSPITAL, CORNING IOWA Corning, IA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $494 | $494 | — | — | — | $494 – $494 |
| 5 | ALEGENT HEALTH COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA Missouri Valley, IA fee schedule · inpatient | 1 | $494 | $494 | — | — | — | $494 – $494 |
| 6 | ALEGENT HEALTH COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA Missouri Valley, IA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $494 | $494 | — | — | — | $494 – $494 |
| 7 | ALEGENT HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SCHUYLER Schuyler, NE fee schedule · inpatient | 1 | $494 | $494 | — | — | — | $494 – $494 |
| 8 | ALEGENT HEALTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, SCHUYLER Schuyler, NE fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $494 | $494 | — | — | — | $494 – $494 |
| 9 | Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $242 | $242 | — | — | — | $242 – $242 |
| 10 | Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $229 | $229 | — | — | — | $229 – $229 |
| 11 | Deaconess Health System Union County Hospital Morganfield, KY professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $299 | $299 | — | — | — | $299 – $299 |
| 12 | Deaconess Hospital, Inc Newburgh, IN professional · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $299 | $299 | — | — | — | $299 – $299 |
| 13 | Jasper Health Services Monticello, GA percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $85 | $85 | — | — | — | $85 – $85 |
| 14 | Jasper Health Services Monticello, GA percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $85 | $85 | — | — | — | $85 – $85 |
| 15 | La Porte Hospital Company LLC La Porte, IN facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $446 | $446 | — | — | — | $446 – $446 |
| 16 | La Porte Hospital Company LLC La Porte, IN facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $446 | $446 | — | — | — | $446 – $446 |
| 17 | Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Charles., LA fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 18 | Pana Community Hospital Association Pana, IL professional · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $460 | $460 | — | — | — | $460 – $460 |
| 19 | USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $597 | $599 | $381 | 64% | — | $208 – $994 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN fee schedule · both | 1 | $401 | $401 | — | — | — | $401 – $401 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN fee schedule · both | 1 | $401 | $401 | — | — | — | $401 – $401 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN fee schedule · both | 1 | $401 | $401 | — | — | — | $401 – $401 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN fee schedule · both | 1 | $401 | $401 | — | — | — | $401 – $401 |
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