What we check / Completeness and plausibility

infoHPT-L2-060

File has a plausible amount of charge and payer coverage

A hospital MRF with only a handful of line items or a single payer is very unlikely to represent the hospital's full standard charge list, even if the file otherwise validates cleanly.

Regulatory citation

CMS Hospital Price Transparency FAQ, completeness guidance

How to fix it

Confirm the file actually contains the hospital's complete chargemaster and all contracted payers, not a partial export.

Active since

2024-01-01