Observation care, per hour at Children's National Hospital

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ROOM/BED: Observation Per Hour

Washington, DC

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Children's National Hospital’s median price of $225 is 116% above the median hospital's median price ($104), higher than 74% of the 2,043 hospitals reporting HCPCS G0378. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS G0378 at Children's National Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 25 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Anthem hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$161.28	$161.28	$161.28 – $161.28
2	Anthem hmx facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$161.28	$161.28	$161.28 – $161.28
3	Anthem ppo/par facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$175.36	$175.36	$175.36 – $175.36
4	Carefirst managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$188.28	$188.28	$188.28 – $188.28
5	Kaiser managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$188.28	$188.28	$188.28 – $188.28
6	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$188.28	$188.28	$188.28 – $188.28
7	Aetna Better Health managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$193.51	$193.51	$193.51 – $193.51
8	Cigna epo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$219.66	$219.66	$219.66 – $219.66
9	Cigna epo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$219.66	$219.66	$219.66 – $219.66
10	Aetna Better Health managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$224.89	$224.89	$224.89 – $224.89
11	Carefirst managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$224.89	$224.89	$224.89 – $224.89
12	Kaiser managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$224.89	$224.89	$224.89 – $224.89
13	UnitedHealthcare managed medicaid facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$224.89	$224.89	$224.89 – $224.89
14	Carefirst hmo facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$246.00	$246.00	$246.00 – $246.00
15	Carefirst rpn facility · fee schedule · outpatient	$246.00	$246.00	$246.00 – $246.00
16	Anthem hmo facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$270.39	$270.39	$270.39 – $270.39
17	Anthem hmx facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$270.39	$270.39	$270.39 – $270.39
18	Kaiser commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$279.28	$279.28	$279.28 – $279.28
19	Kaiser commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$279.28	$279.28	$279.28 – $279.28
20	UnitedHealthcare all payer facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$282.42	$282.42	$282.42 – $282.42
21	UnitedHealthcare options ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$282.42	$282.42	$282.42 – $282.42
22	Anthem ppo/par facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges	$286.08	$286.08	$286.08 – $286.08
23	Cigna oap facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$355.64	$355.64	$355.64 – $355.64
24	Cigna ppo facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges	$355.64	$355.64	$355.64 – $355.64
25	Aetna commercial facility · case rate · outpatient	$10,463	$10,463	$10,463 – $10,463

Last updated: Apr 2, 2026

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