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 Nevada
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 21 hospitals
- $2,900
- Median hospital
- $2,897
- Lowest to highest
- $2,834–$3,323
- Medicare procedures
- 7,349
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountainview Hospital | 348 | $2,834 | About average | $2,236 | $53,587 |
| Summerlin Hospital Medical Center | 504 | $2,841 | About average | $2,246 | $58,658 |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus | 266 | $2,842 | About average | $2,244 | $47,606 |
| Southern Hills Hospital And Medical Center | 337 | $2,852 | About average | $2,254 | $44,080 |
| Sunrise Hospital And Medical Center | 235 | $2,853 | About average | $2,255 | $56,800 |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - North Las Vegas | 139 | $2,857 | About average | $2,260 | $38,214 |
| Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center | 354 | $2,859 | About average | $2,262 | $49,891 |
| Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center | 346 | $2,871 | About average | $2,271 | $42,306 |
| North Vista Hospital | 75 | $2,872 | About average | $2,258 | $24,939 |
| University Medical Center | 407 | $2,893 | About average | $2,292 | $36,598 |
| Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center | 182 | $2,897 | 10% above the national average | $2,297 | $13,758 |
| Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center | 69 | $2,898 | 10% above the national average | $2,295 | $39,725 |
| Henderson Hospital | 648 | $2,904 | 10% above the national average | $2,311 | $49,097 |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus | 716 | $2,909 | 10% above the national average | $2,312 | $44,303 |
| Renown Regional Medical Center | 833 | $2,914 | 11% above the national average | $2,319 | $19,157 |
| Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center | 638 | $2,915 | 11% above the national average | $2,319 | $20,688 |
| Valley Hospital Medical Center | 711 | $2,920 | 11% above the national average | $2,317 | $43,224 |
| Renown South Meadows Medical Center | 280 | $2,931 | 11% above the national average | $2,335 | $20,547 |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Rose De Lima | 27 | $2,932 | 11% above the national average | $2,329 | $31,919 |
| Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital | 131 | $3,140 | 19% above the national average | $2,499 | $31,373 |
| Northern Nevada Medical Center | 103 | $3,323 | 26% above the national average | $2,642 | $48,252 |
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.