ALLEN HOSPITAL
WATERLOO, IA
Ranks 8 of 18 scanned hospitals in IA. Ranks 532 of 998 scanned nationally.
This file has one or more warnings, worth a look, but nothing that blocks a good-faith attestation on its own.
- Blockers
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- Warnings
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- Info
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Source: https://www.mercy.com/-/media/mercy/patient-resources/hospital-pricing-transparency/340864230_mercy-health-allen-hospital-llc_standardcharges.ashx
Format: csv-tall · Schema v3.0 · Engine v0.2.3 · 9/19/2026, 7:03:48 PM
Automated analysis of the public file, using the current MRF Preflight ruleset. Not legal advice. Hospitals may re-scan at any time.
Score history
L2: Completeness and plausibility
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.
64432 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 64,432 row(s).
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 "340864230_mercy-health-allen-hospital-llc_standardcharges.ashx" 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.