What we check / Completeness and plausibility
warningHPT-L2-014
No placeholder values in price or payer fields
Values like 999999999, 'N/A', or an empty payer name are common placeholders hospitals leave in when a real number wasn't ready. They pass schema validation but carry no real pricing information.
Regulatory citation
CMS Hospital Price Transparency FAQ, data completeness guidance
How to fix it
Replace placeholder values with the real negotiated rate, or omit the row if the rate genuinely doesn't exist for that payer/plan.
Active since
2024-01-01