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
HC OBSERVATION DIRECT ADMIT
Low
$35
Average
$483
Median
$612
High
$644
Each hospital's average Cigna Healthspring rate, under the methodology and billing class chosen below.
54 hospitals; the 90th percentile is 7.9× 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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57 hospital rates
iThe hospitals that file a Cigna Healthspring 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 | Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL other · outpatient | 1 | $181 | $181 | — | — | 1–10 | $181 – $181 |
| 2 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Kings Mountain, NC fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $605 | $605 | — | — | — | $605 – $605 |
| 3 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Lincolnton, NC fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $604 | $604 | — | — | — | $604 – $604 |
| 4 | Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Wadesboro, NC fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $612 | $612 | — | — | — | $612 – $612 |
| 5 | CHI ST. LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE MEDICAL CENTER Houston, TX case rate · outpatient | 2 | $617 | $617 | $3 | 0% | — | $614 – $620 |
| 6 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $612 | $612 | — | — | — | $612 – $612 |
| 7 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $644 | $644 | — | — | — | $644 – $644 |
| 8 | Carolinas Medical Center Davidson, NC percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $199 | $199 | — | — | — | $199 – $199 |
| 9 | Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $612 | $612 | — | — | — | $612 – $612 |
| 10 | Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Inc Whiteville, NC fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $604 | $604 | — | — | — | $604 – $604 |
| 11 | Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $595 | $601 | $8 | 1% | — | $595 – $613 |
| 12 | Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX fee schedule · outpatient | 3 | $595 | $601 | $8 | 1% | — | $595 – $613 |
| 13 | Holy Family Medical Center Des Plaines, IL fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $635 | $635 | — | — | — | $635 – $635 |
| 14 | Holy Redeemer Health System Meadowbrook, PA facility · case rate · outpatient | 1 | $633 | $633 | — | — | — | $633 – $633 |
| 15 | Laird Hospital, Inc. Union, MS other · outpatient | 1 | $74 | $74 | — | — | — | $74 – $74 |
| 16 | Laredo Texas Hospital Company LP Laredo, TX facility · per diem · outpatient | 1 | $45 | $45 | — | — | — | $45 – $45 |
| 17 | MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF EAST TEXAS Lufkin, TX case rate · outpatient | 2 | $582 | $582 | $3 | 0% | — | $580 – $585 |
| 18 | MEMORIAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF EAST TEXAS Lufkin, TX fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $121 | $122 | $4 | 3% | — | $117 – $129 |
| 19 | MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF POLK COUNTY Livingston, TX case rate · outpatient | 2 | $617 | $617 | $3 | 0% | — | $614 – $620 |
| 20 | MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF POLK COUNTY Livingston, TX fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $145 | $147 | $5 | 3% | — | $140 – $154 |
| 21 | MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN AUGUSTINE San Augustine, TX case rate · outpatient | 2 | $598 | $598 | $3 | 0% | — | $595 – $600 |
| 22 | MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN AUGUSTINE San Augustine, TX fee schedule · outpatient | 1 | $723 | $733 | $24 | 3% | — | $700 – $771 |
| 23 | MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Baltimore, MD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $101 | $101 | — | — | — | $101 – $101 |
| 24 | MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $112 | $112 | — | — | — | $112 – $112 |
| 25 | MedStar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | 1 | $94 | $94 | — | — | — | $94 – $94 |
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