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 Arkansas

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Average payment across these 40 hospitals: $2,356National $2,634 · Arkansas $2,356
Median hospital: $2,340
Lowest to highest: $2,251–$2,503
Medicare procedures: 11,142

40 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. 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
Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville, AR · CCN 040004	417	$2,251	15% below the national average	$1,784	$14,795
Baptist Memorial Hospital Jonesboro, Inc.Jonesboro, AR · CCN 040118	410	$2,265	14% below the national average	$1,796	$20,733
Mercy Hospital Northwest ArkansasRogers, AR · CCN 040010	611	$2,280	13% below the national average	$1,811	$18,154
Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · CCN 040062	406	$2,281	13% below the national average	$1,807	$15,106
Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale, AR · CCN 040022	150	$2,281	13% below the national average	$1,810	$32,894
Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith, AR · CCN 040055	556	$2,286	13% below the national average	$1,812	$19,090
Arkansas Heart Hospital-EncoreBryant, AR · CCN 040161	138	$2,289	13% below the national average	$1,813	$6,051
Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLCLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040134	176	$2,291	13% below the national average	$1,822	$6,296
Siloam Springs Regional HospitalSiloam Springs, AR · CCN 040001	111	$2,292	13% below the national average	$1,821	$25,740
Baptist Health Medical Center-Little RockLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040114	763	$2,295	13% below the national average	$1,818	$20,456
St Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville, AR · CCN 040041	233	$2,304	13% below the national average	$1,828	$38,229
St Bernards Medical CenterJonesboro, AR · CCN 040020	1,031	$2,307	12% below the national average	$1,836	$7,613
Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock, AR · CCN 040036	724	$2,308	12% below the national average	$1,830	$18,487
Arkansas Methodist Medical CenterParagould, AR · CCN 040039	132	$2,309	12% below the national average	$1,840	$6,564
Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville, AR · CCN 040002	109	$2,309	12% below the national average	$1,839	$6,781
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, IncWest Memphis, AR · CCN 040156	44	$2,313	12% below the national average	$1,839	$24,680
Saline Memorial HospitalBenton, AR · CCN 040084	117	$2,314	12% below the national average	$1,833	$14,406
Mena Regional Health SystemMena, AR · CCN 040015	40	$2,325	12% below the national average	$1,822	$7,195
University Of Arkansas Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040016	705	$2,325	12% below the national average	$1,846	$12,942
Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway, AR · CCN 040154	156	$2,334	11% below the national average	$1,857	$20,212
St Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood, AR · CCN 040137	55	$2,346	11% below the national average	$1,869	$16,169
Conway Regional Medical Center, IncConway, AR · CCN 040029	64	$2,346	11% below the national average	$1,866	$16,597
Unity Health - JacksonvilleJacksonville, AR · CCN 040164	25	$2,346	11% below the national average	$1,866	$9,243
Forrest City Medical CenterForrest City, AR · CCN 040019	74	$2,420	About average	$1,914	$14,237
St Bernards Five Rivers Medical CenterPocahontas, AR · CCN 040779	209	$2,424	About average	$1,954	$7,500
South Mississippi County Regional Medical CenterOsceola, AR · CCN 040782	39	$2,424	About average	$1,951	$10,583
South Arkansas Regional Hospital LLCEl Dorado, AR · CCN 040088	170	$2,426	About average	$1,923	$31,813
Baxter HealthMountain Home, AR · CCN 040027	238	$2,434	About average	$1,928	$6,049
Magnolia HospitalMagnolia, AR · CCN 040067	145	$2,437	About average	$1,932	$8,269
Baptist Health Medical Center-StuttgartStuttgart, AR · CCN 040072	73	$2,438	About average	$1,937	$17,020
Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello, AR · CCN 040051	272	$2,444	About average	$1,941	$16,976
North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison, AR · CCN 040017	73	$2,446	About average	$1,943	$14,221
White River Medical CenterBatesville, AR · CCN 040119	896	$2,452	About average	$1,947	$8,725
Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Springs CountyMalvern, AR · CCN 040076	66	$2,454	About average	$1,940	$17,414
Ouachita County Medical CenterCamden, AR · CCN 040050	161	$2,461	About average	$1,953	$9,861
Great River Medical CenterBlytheville, AR · CCN 040069	170	$2,473	About average	$1,969	$13,624
White County Medical CenterSearcy, AR · CCN 040014	501	$2,492	About average	$1,985	$10,545
CHI-St Vincent InfirmaryLittle Rock, AR · CCN 040007	241	$2,495	About average	$1,985	$15,323
National Park Medical CenterHot Springs, AR · CCN 040078	121	$2,498	About average	$1,985	$31,574
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot SpringsHot Springs, AR · CCN 040026	520	$2,503	About average	$1,991	$16,603

National trend

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

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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.