Outpatient procedure · APC 8011

Comprehensive Observation Services

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $2,634 per procedure at 2,753 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $2,362 and $2,697.

Also known as: Observation stay

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $2,634
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $2,362–$2,697
Medicare’s share: $2,09079% of the payment
Average billed charge: $24,060
Hospitals reporting: 2,753815,315 procedures

Hospitals in Alabama

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Average payment across these 73 hospitals: $2,241National $2,634 · Alabama $2,241
Median hospital: $2,228
Lowest to highest: $1,338–$2,461
Medicare procedures: 8,112

73 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 51–73. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Comprehensive Observation Services by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Lawrence Medical CenterMoulton, AL · CCN 010059	33	$2,256	14% below the national average	$1,786	$6,320
Athens Limestone HospitalAthens, AL · CCN 010079	178	$2,259	14% below the national average	$1,791	$9,168
Flowers HospitalDothan, AL · CCN 010055	75	$2,261	14% below the national average	$1,780	$40,331
University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · CCN 010033 · +$139 outlier payments per case	442	$2,262	14% below the national average	$1,798	$23,654
Russell Medical CenterAlexander City, AL · CCN 010065	69	$2,264	14% below the national average	$1,803	$8,039
Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega, AL · CCN 010101	28	$2,269	14% below the national average	$1,806	$44,254
Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan, AL · CCN 010001	557	$2,282	13% below the national average	$1,806	$11,069
Bibb Medical CenterCentreville, AL · CCN 010058	53	$2,285	13% below the national average	$1,816	$4,220
St Vincent's ChiltonClanton, AL · CCN 010173	43	$2,286	13% below the national average	$1,822	$14,054
Elmore Community HospitalWetumpka, AL · CCN 010097	17	$2,298	13% below the national average	$1,831	$7,731
North Alabama Shoals HospitalMuscle Shoals, AL · CCN 010157	18	$2,308	12% below the national average	$1,839	$14,590
Andalusia HealthAndalusia, AL · CCN 010036	81	$2,323	12% below the national average	$1,844	$20,000
Hale County HospitalGreensboro, AL · CCN 010095	29	$2,328	12% below the national average	$1,842	$4,719
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston, AL · CCN 010078	71	$2,330	12% below the national average	$1,823	$21,980
Medical Center BarbourEufaula, AL · CCN 010069	36	$2,401	About average	$1,912	$7,603
Monroe County HospitalMonroeville, AL · CCN 010120	113	$2,401	About average	$1,911	$10,460
DeKalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne, AL · CCN 010012	24	$2,401	About average	$1,905	$26,421
Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman, AL · CCN 010035	189	$2,404	About average	$1,900	$16,797
Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL · CCN 010092	407	$2,421	About average	$1,913	$11,350
The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL · CCN 010029	141	$2,422	About average	$1,930	$8,176
Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway CampusSelma, AL · CCN 010118	50	$2,431	About average	$1,933	$40,306
Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro, AL · CCN 010061	110	$2,440	About average	$1,929	$9,610
The Health Care Authority Of The City Of Greenville- Lv Stabler HospitalGreenville, AL · CCN 010150	20	$2,461	About average	$1,961	$30,049

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 1,019,189 procedures at 2,860 hospitals · 2021: 965,877 procedures at 2,852 hospitals · 2022: 921,225 procedures at 2,850 hospitals · 2023: 863,129 procedures at 2,798 hospitals · 2024: 815,315 procedures at 2,753 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Comprehensive Observation Services
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$2,173	$19K
2021	$2,303	$20K
2022	$2,330	$22K
2023	$2,422	$23K
2024	$2,634	$24K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Comprehensive Observation Services, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Vermont	5	1,308	$1,285	$1,180–$1,485
Alabama	73	8,112	$2,241	$2,169–$2,264
Mississippi	52	11,311	$2,278	$2,235–$2,347
West Virginia	22	5,181	$2,285	$2,226–$2,367
Louisiana	64	14,412	$2,288	$2,259–$2,300
Tennessee	73	16,493	$2,299	$2,237–$2,337
Ohio	110	31,616	$2,317	$2,300–$2,380
Oklahoma	61	11,406	$2,348	$2,322–$2,440
Arkansas	40	11,142	$2,356	$2,302–$2,439
Kentucky	61	15,821	$2,359	$2,296–$2,442
South Carolina	50	15,082	$2,368	$2,308–$2,382
Kansas	33	7,920	$2,377	$2,321–$2,503
Iowa	31	7,279	$2,385	$2,330–$2,467
Missouri	63	15,191	$2,393	$2,335–$2,465
Michigan	81	23,451	$2,410	$2,364–$2,467
Georgia	92	21,579	$2,422	$2,298–$2,481
North Carolina	78	21,007	$2,426	$2,380–$2,450
Texas	233	58,602	$2,445	$2,375–$2,511
Nebraska	19	3,391	$2,450	$2,431–$2,480
Florida	166	77,597	$2,457	$2,443–$2,471
Maine	17	2,448	$2,457	$2,370–$2,519
Virginia	69	26,889	$2,459	$2,332–$2,524
Indiana	73	18,659	$2,464	$2,412–$2,485
New Mexico	22	4,083	$2,469	$2,369–$2,549
Utah	31	3,560	$2,478	$2,429–$2,452
Wisconsin	61	10,886	$2,497	$2,447–$2,538
Idaho	12	2,397	$2,548	$2,440–$2,614
Pennsylvania	122	33,705	$2,553	$2,415–$2,601
Illinois	113	39,922	$2,573	$2,522–$2,604
North Dakota	6	2,780	$2,590	$2,532–$2,653
Montana	10	3,213	$2,595	$2,543–$2,721
Colorado	48	13,460	$2,608	$2,586–$2,606
Minnesota	45	11,221	$2,627	$2,574–$2,716
New Hampshire	13	5,226	$2,637	$2,593–$2,699
South Dakota	11	2,485	$2,638	$2,559–$2,731
Arizona	54	22,819	$2,686	$2,639–$2,669
Delaware	6	4,912	$2,718	$2,698–$2,727
Wyoming	9	1,733	$2,722	$2,695–$2,745
Rhode Island	9	2,010	$2,752	$2,748–$2,778
District of Columbia	6	1,453	$2,758	$2,739–$2,795
Washington	45	8,931	$2,802	$2,728–$2,893
New Jersey	59	36,741	$2,897	$2,835–$3,029
Nevada	21	7,349	$2,900	$2,857–$2,915
Oregon	32	5,804	$2,901	$2,821–$2,873
Massachusetts	51	32,481	$2,920	$2,905–$2,928
Alaska	6	1,743	$2,936	$2,857–$2,998
New York	115	38,093	$2,983	$2,877–$3,083
Connecticut	26	15,665	$3,045	$3,022–$3,054
Hawaii	12	1,584	$3,127	$3,076–$3,276
California	242	75,162	$3,471	$3,347–$3,602

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. For outpatient procedures it is Medicare’s allowed amount, which leaves out extra “outlier” payments for unusually costly cases; those are shown under the hospital name where CMS reported any, and included in the CSV. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 procedures. More in the glossary.