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
$130
Average
$277
Median
$132
High
$800
Each hospital's average WellCare rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
22 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 5.8× 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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22 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a WellCare 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 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Kings Mountain, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 2 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Lincolnton, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 3 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Wadesboro, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $130 | $130 | — | — | — | $130 – $130 |
| 4 | Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $175 | $175 | — | — | — | $175 – $175 |
| 5 | Calhoun Liberty Hospital Association Inc Blountstown, FL other · both | 1 | $203 | $203 | — | — | — | $203 – $203 |
| 6 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 7 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 8 | Carolinas Medical Center Davidson, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 9 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 10 | Central Washington Health Services Association Wenatchee, WA other · both | 1 | $800 | $800 | — | — | — | $800 – $800 |
| 11 | Cheshire Medical Center Keene, NH professional · fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 12 | St. Charles Madras Madras, OR percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $183 | $183 | — | — | — | $183 – $183 |
| 13 | St. Charles Prineville Prineville, OR percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $213 | $213 | — | — | — | $213 – $213 |
| 14 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 15 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Kannapolis, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 16 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Waxhaw, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 17 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Huntersville, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 18 | The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Albemarle, NC fee schedule · both | 1 | $132 | $132 | — | — | — | $132 – $132 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $762 | $762 | — | — | — | $762 – $762 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma, TN percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $762 | $762 | — | — | — | $762 – $762 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 2 | $476 | $476 | $286 | 60% | — | $191 – $762 |
| 22 | Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | 1 | $762 | $762 | — | — | — | $762 – $762 |
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