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 Georgia

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Average payment across these 92 hospitals: $2,422National $2,634 · Georgia $2,422
Median hospital: $2,442
Lowest to highest: $2,240–$2,629
Medicare procedures: 21,579

92 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 1–50. 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
Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLCLavonia, GA · CCN 110027	50	$2,240	15% below the national average	$1,770	$14,194
SGMC HealthValdosta, GA · CCN 110122	306	$2,242	15% below the national average	$1,771	$14,041
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA · CCN 110064	115	$2,250	15% below the national average	$1,777	$18,661
Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus, GA · CCN 110200	96	$2,251	15% below the national average	$1,782	$16,049
Coliseum Medical CentersMacon, GA · CCN 110164	187	$2,261	14% below the national average	$1,782	$25,302
Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North GeorgiaRinggold, GA · CCN 110236	76	$2,267	14% below the national average	$1,791	$17,105
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · CCN 110028	380	$2,268	14% below the national average	$1,796	$17,658
St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus, GA · CCN 110129	140	$2,274	14% below the national average	$1,804	$16,533
Dodge County HospitalEastman, GA · CCN 110092	48	$2,276	14% below the national average	$1,806	$9,909
Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · CCN 110034	354	$2,280	13% below the national average	$1,807	$21,875
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah, GA · CCN 110036	457	$2,282	13% below the national average	$1,809	$20,672
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · CCN 110043	377	$2,282	13% below the national average	$1,814	$17,647
Stephens County HospitalToccoa, GA · CCN 110032	124	$2,284	13% below the national average	$1,812	$10,826
Donalsonville Hospital IncDonalsonville, GA · CCN 110194	58	$2,284	13% below the national average	$1,811	$8,029
Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamDemorest, GA · CCN 110041 · +$159 outlier payments per case	309	$2,284	13% below the national average	$1,814	$25,434
Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton, GA · CCN 110095	287	$2,287	13% below the national average	$1,811	$14,215
Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA · CCN 110177	353	$2,290	13% below the national average	$1,818	$32,103
Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville, GA · CCN 110150	47	$2,292	13% below the national average	$1,826	$9,515
Memorial Hospital And ManorBainbridge, GA · CCN 110132	90	$2,293	13% below the national average	$1,820	$15,238
Piedmont Macon North HospitalMacon, GA · CCN 110201	136	$2,295	13% below the national average	$1,816	$23,829
Candler HospitalSavannah, GA · CCN 110024	198	$2,295	13% below the national average	$1,825	$15,378
Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins, GA · CCN 110069	469	$2,295	13% below the national average	$1,819	$12,683
Grady General HospitalCairo, GA · CCN 110121	110	$2,297	13% below the national average	$1,824	$16,640
Evans Memorial HospitalClaxton, GA · CCN 110142	118	$2,298	13% below the national average	$1,816	$22,011
Dorminy Medical CenterFitzgerald, GA · CCN 110073	72	$2,314	12% below the national average	$1,843	$11,473
Taylor Regional HospitalHawkinsville, GA · CCN 110135	31	$2,314	12% below the national average	$1,843	$8,471
Burke Medical CenterWaynesboro, GA · CCN 110113	51	$2,316	12% below the national average	$1,846	$11,060
University McDuffie County Regional Medical CenterThomson, GA · CCN 110111	35	$2,316	12% below the national average	$1,844	$12,669
Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterAmericus, GA · CCN 110044	68	$2,325	12% below the national average	$1,852	$20,374
Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · CCN 110038	314	$2,339	11% below the national average	$1,863	$18,591
AdventHealth MurrayChatsworth, GA · CCN 110050	62	$2,355	11% below the national average	$1,874	$30,056
Crisp Regional HospitalCordele, GA · CCN 110104	99	$2,358	10% below the national average	$1,855	$10,600
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens, GA · CCN 110074	582	$2,376	About average	$1,880	$21,993
Taylor Regional HospitalHawkinsville, GA · CCN 110781	31	$2,382	About average	$1,921	$9,368
Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahlonega, GA · CCN 110237	127	$2,385	About average	$1,890	$25,730
Fairview Park HospitalDublin, GA · CCN 110125	56	$2,394	About average	$1,903	$37,173
Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie, GA · CCN 110105	125	$2,400	About average	$1,893	$14,342
Atrium Health Navicent The Medical CenterMacon, GA · CCN 110107	301	$2,402	About average	$1,904	$20,140
St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · CCN 110006	117	$2,406	About average	$1,903	$12,809
Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville, GA · CCN 110030	160	$2,414	About average	$1,897	$33,404
Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · CCN 110082	633	$2,429	About average	$1,928	$15,459
Wellstar West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange, GA · CCN 110016	61	$2,430	About average	$1,923	$30,688
Washington County Regional Medical CenterSandersville, GA · CCN 110086	42	$2,431	About average	$1,925	$6,617
Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram, GA · CCN 110042	294	$2,439	About average	$1,922	$29,744
AdventHealth RedmondRome, GA · CCN 110168	214	$2,440	About average	$1,931	$51,314
Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas, GA · CCN 110089	656	$2,442	About average	$1,937	$15,746
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · CCN 110054	454	$2,443	About average	$1,935	$22,209
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan, GA · CCN 110229	210	$2,443	About average	$1,928	$25,413
East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro, GA · CCN 110075	182	$2,445	About average	$1,937	$22,745
Jefferson HospitalLouisville, GA · CCN 110100	69	$2,449	About average	$1,945	$6,504

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.