What we check / Schema conformance

blockerHPT-L1-004

Gross charge and discounted cash price are numeric

standard_charge|gross and standard_charge|discounted_cash must be plain numbers. Text, currency symbols, or ranges in these columns break every automated consumer of the file.

Regulatory citation

CMS v3.0.0 CSV/JSON data dictionary, standard_charges.gross_charge / discounted_cash (type: number)

How to fix it

Store gross charge and discounted cash price as plain decimal numbers with no currency symbols or text.

Active since

2024-01-01