BULLOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL
UNION SPRINGS, AL
Ranks 36 of 39 scanned hospitals in AL. Ranks 1786 of 2203 scanned nationally.
This file has one or more blockers, issues that should be resolved before signing the attestation.
- Blockers
- 3
- Warnings
- 3
- Info
- 0
Source: https://ce2ea91a-ba41-4498-ab16-2bae48bc8556.usrfiles.com/ugd/ce2ea9_229d2d077ea74cf6a45992ffbb655715.csv
Format: csv-tall · Schema v3.0 · Engine v0.2.7 · 10/28/2026, 1:31:41 PM
Automated analysis of the public file, using the current MRF Preflight ruleset. Not legal advice. Hospitals may re-scan at any time.
L1: Schema conformance
Required fields present on every line item
Blocker · HPT-L1-001Every standard charge line item must include a description, at least one billing code and code type, a care setting, and at least one standard charge (gross charge, discounted cash price, or a payer-specific negotiated dollar amount, percentage, or algorithm). Rows missing any of these can't be matched to a real service or priced.
6699 of 6699 rows are missing a required field.
Citation: 45 CFR 180.50(b); CMS v3.0.0 CSV/JSON data dictionary, required-field list
Remediation: Fill in the description, code, code|type, and setting for every row, and make sure every row carries at least one standard charge, before republishing.
Affects 6,699 row(s).
L2: Completeness and plausibility
Attestation block is present with a named signing official
Blocker · HPT-L2-030The file must encode the CMS attestation statement, an explicit confirmation flag, and the name of the CEO, president, or other senior official affirming the data is true, accurate, and complete. A missing or blank attester name means no one is actually attesting to this file.
Missing: attester name.
Citation: CY2026 OPPS final rule, 45 CFR 180.50(b)(1)(vii) — attestation requirement effective Jan 1 2026, enforced Apr 1 2026
Remediation: Add the CMS attestation statement, set confirm_attestation to true, and fill in attester_name with the signing official's full name.
Type 2 organizational NPIs pass checksum validation
Blocker · HPT-L2-040Every Type 2 NPI encoded in the file must be a structurally valid 10-digit National Provider Identifier (the check digit must match). A malformed NPI can't be verified against NPPES and breaks any downstream taxonomy-based lookup.
No Type 2 NPI is encoded in the file (required from January 1, 2026).
Citation: CY2026 OPPS final rule — Type 2 NPI requirement for taxonomy codes beginning '27'/'28'
Remediation: Correct the Type 2 NPI to the organization's real, currently-active NPI as registered with NPPES.
No placeholder values in price or payer fields
Warning · HPT-L2-014Values 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.
1030 rows contain a placeholder value instead of real data.
Citation: CMS Hospital Price Transparency FAQ, data completeness guidance
Remediation: Replace placeholder values with the real negotiated rate, or omit the row if the rate genuinely doesn't exist for that payer/plan.
Affects 1,030 row(s).
File was updated within the last 12 months
Warning · HPT-L2-050last_updated_on should reflect a recent refresh of the underlying charge data. A file that hasn't been updated in over a year is likely showing stale prices, even if it otherwise validates.
File was last updated on 11/24/2024, more than 12 months ago.
Citation: 45 CFR 180.50(c) — MRF must be updated at least annually
Remediation: Regenerate and republish the file with a current last_updated_on date reflecting the actual data refresh.
L3: Discoverability compliance
MRF filename follows the CMS naming convention
Warning · HPT-L3-002CMS expects the MRF filename to follow <ein>_<hospital-name>_standardcharges.<ext>. A non-conforming filename makes the file harder for automated tools (including CMS's own review process) to identify.
Filename "ce2ea9_229d2d077ea74cf6a45992ffbb655715.csv" doesn't match <ein>_<hospital-name>_standardcharges.<ext>.
Citation: 45 CFR 180.50(b)(1)(i) — file naming convention
Remediation: Rename the file to <ein>_<hospital-name>_standardcharges.csv (or .json), using the hospital's EIN with no dashes.
3 blockers found in this file
The Attestation Evidence Packet documents every finding above with the exact file location, what was checked, and when — as a dated PDF with a SHA-256 hash, so what was true at generation time stays provable after the file changes. One hospital, one-time.