Price Transparency
As of January 1, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has required that all hospitals post a comprehensive, online list of charges for services and goods that the hospital provides to its patients. The list, also known as the charge master, is intended to help you easily access charge information to improve price transparency. CMS also requires hospitals to post their average charge per Diagnostic Related Group (DRG). We are providing the list of charges on the attached table.
The information provided on contracted insurers' payments is primarily for use by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). It must be provided on each hospital website annually per the CMS Price Transparency Regulations. CMS is hopeful that researchers, employers, and other developers will be able to use this information to build new tools to help patients better understand and navigate the complexities of healthcare services, charges, and payments.