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 Louisiana

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Average payment across these 64 hospitals: $2,288National $2,634 · Louisiana $2,288
Median hospital: $2,286
Lowest to highest: $2,225–$2,437
Medicare procedures: 14,412

64 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
Lasalle General HospitalJena, LA · CCN 190145	69	$2,225	16% below the national average	$1,758	$14,822
Glenwood Regional Medical CenterWest Monroe, LA · CCN 190160	89	$2,235	15% below the national average	$1,760	$15,597
St Bernard Parish HospitalChalmette, LA · CCN 190308	62	$2,236	15% below the national average	$1,762	$8,859
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190036	829	$2,239	15% below the national average	$1,775	$12,334
Oakdale Community HospitalOakdale, LA · CCN 190106	51	$2,240	15% below the national average	$1,778	$14,440
Fmol Health St FrancisMonroe, LA · CCN 190125	481	$2,242	15% below the national average	$1,779	$19,166
Morehouse General HospitalBastrop, LA · CCN 190116	58	$2,244	15% below the national average	$1,780	$9,685
Acadia General HospitalCrowley, LA · CCN 190044	58	$2,245	15% below the national average	$1,779	$11,897
Leonard J Chabert Medical CenterHouma, LA · CCN 190183	62	$2,247	15% below the national average	$1,770	$5,042
Franklin Medical CenterWinnsboro, LA · CCN 190140	126	$2,247	15% below the national average	$1,781	$11,810
Thibodaux Regional Medical CenterThibodaux, LA · CCN 190004	391	$2,247	15% below the national average	$1,780	$16,473
Ochsner LSU Health MonroeMonroe, LA · CCN 190011	75	$2,252	15% below the national average	$1,786	$12,500
Ochsner Lafayette General Medical CenterLafayette, LA · CCN 190002	222	$2,253	14% below the national average	$1,786	$12,773
Baton Rouge General Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190065	423	$2,253	14% below the national average	$1,784	$10,231
Iberia Medical CenterNew Iberia, LA · CCN 190054	104	$2,258	14% below the national average	$1,793	$12,177
Northern Louisiana Medical CenterRuston, LA · CCN 190086	82	$2,259	14% below the national average	$1,794	$18,186
Ochsner LSU Health ShreveportShreveport, LA · CCN 190098	226	$2,260	14% below the national average	$1,796	$13,748
Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, IncLafayette, LA · CCN 190102	812	$2,261	14% below the national average	$1,797	$12,655
Terrebonne General Medical Center - ParishHouma, LA · CCN 190008	405	$2,261	14% below the national average	$1,792	$10,787
Desoto Regional Health SystemMansfield, LA · CCN 190118	53	$2,263	14% below the national average	$1,795	$7,457
Beauregard Memorial HospitalDeridder, LA · CCN 190050	285	$2,263	14% below the national average	$1,797	$14,911
North Oaks Medical CenterHammond, LA · CCN 190015	436	$2,267	14% below the national average	$1,803	$34,305
New Orleans East HospitalNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190313	81	$2,275	14% below the national average	$1,803	$14,428
Acadian Medical CenterEunice, LA · CCN 190318	35	$2,276	14% below the national average	$1,813	$19,031
Allen Parish HospitalKinder, LA · CCN 190133	17	$2,276	14% below the national average	$1,813	$9,369
Ochsner University Hospital And ClinicsLafayette, LA · CCN 190006	51	$2,276	14% below the national average	$1,813	$11,163
Richardson Medical CenterRayville, LA · CCN 190151	98	$2,276	14% below the national average	$1,812	$8,773
Claiborne Memorial Medical CenterHomer, LA · CCN 190114	130	$2,276	14% below the national average	$1,812	$8,677
Abbeville General HospitalAbbeville, LA · CCN 190034	32	$2,276	14% below the national average	$1,811	$14,284
Winn Parish Medical CenterWinnfield, LA · CCN 190090	102	$2,276	14% below the national average	$1,809	$9,275
West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalSulphur, LA · CCN 190013	126	$2,285	13% below the national average	$1,817	$11,071
Ochsner American Legion HospitalJennings, LA · CCN 190053	45	$2,286	13% below the national average	$1,809	$7,133
Slidell Memorial HospitalSlidell, LA · CCN 190040	449	$2,286	13% below the national average	$1,813	$17,648
Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical CenterBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190064 · +$73 outlier payments per case	1,199	$2,287	13% below the national average	$1,815	$18,430
Avoyelles HospitalMarksville, LA · CCN 190099	92	$2,288	13% below the national average	$1,816	$9,722
University Medical Center New OrleansNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190005	223	$2,288	13% below the national average	$1,815	$20,009
Christus Ochsner St Patrick HospitalLake Charles, LA · CCN 190027	117	$2,288	13% below the national average	$1,810	$18,473
Savoy Medical CenterMamou, LA · CCN 190025	43	$2,290	13% below the national average	$1,825	$13,713
West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, LA · CCN 190039	299	$2,291	13% below the national average	$1,818	$16,811
Ochsner St MaryMorgan City, LA · CCN 190014	35	$2,292	13% below the national average	$1,788	$20,323
St Tammany Parish HospitalCovington, LA · CCN 190045	552	$2,292	13% below the national average	$1,821	$13,287
Lane Regional Medical CenterZachary, LA · CCN 190020 · +$293 outlier payments per case	255	$2,293	13% below the national average	$1,820	$18,113
The GeneralBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190316	27	$2,293	13% below the national average	$1,821	$9,020
East Jefferson General HospitalMetairie, LA · CCN 190176	711	$2,293	13% below the national average	$1,822	$24,201
Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas, LA · CCN 190017	169	$2,297	13% below the national average	$1,828	$14,854
Minden Medical CenterMinden, LA · CCN 190144	143	$2,298	13% below the national average	$1,829	$20,504
Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalLake Charles, LA · CCN 190201	29	$2,299	13% below the national average	$1,829	$18,812
Our Lady Of The Angels HospitalBogalusa, LA · CCN 190312	158	$2,300	13% below the national average	$1,830	$12,115
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA · CCN 190202	129	$2,300	13% below the national average	$1,828	$9,214
Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190046	204	$2,300	13% below the national average	$1,829	$20,944

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.