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G0378 Hospital observation per hour

G-Codes

Also known as: hospital observation per hour, obs hour, observation unit billing

Hospital observation care billing unit representing hourly rate for observation status patients not admitted as inpatient.

Clinical Context

Used for patients placed in observation status for diagnostic workup or recovery monitoring without hospital admission. Billed in hourly units.

RVU Breakdown

Work RVU0.00
Practice Expense RVU0.00
Malpractice RVU0.00
Total RVU0.00

Specialties

Hospital MedicineEmergency Medicine

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