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
- $2,090
- Average billed charge
- $24,060
- Hospitals reporting
- 2,753
Hospitals in Idaho
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 12 hospitals
- $2,548
- Median hospital
- $2,525
- Lowest to highest
- $2,407–$2,649
- Medicare procedures
- 2,397
12 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Luke's Nampa Medical Center | 70 | $2,407 | About average | $1,907 | $18,257 |
| West Valley Medical Center | 76 | $2,438 | About average | $1,932 | $26,181 |
| Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center | 166 | $2,440 | About average | $1,939 | $22,316 |
| Idaho Falls Community Hospital, LLC | 84 | $2,440 | About average | $1,939 | $13,029 |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center | 250 | $2,448 | About average | $1,946 | $16,899 |
| Madison Memorial Hospital | 29 | $2,471 | About average | $1,969 | $12,536 |
| Kootenai Health | 1,028 | $2,579 | About average | $2,049 | $14,166 |
| St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center | 316 | $2,585 | About average | $2,051 | $14,188 |
| Portneuf Medical Center | 103 | $2,613 | About average | $2,081 | $24,037 |
| St Joseph Regional Medical Center | 102 | $2,618 | About average | $2,081 | $15,785 |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center | 112 | $2,632 | About average | $2,092 | $17,631 |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa | 61 | $2,649 | About average | $2,109 | $16,239 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| 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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| 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.