Hospitals / IA

PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL

EMMETSBURG, IA

Ranks 21 of 59 scanned hospitals in IA. Ranks 1107 of 2203 scanned nationally.

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This file has one or more warnings, worth a look, but nothing that blocks a good-faith attestation on its own.

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71,498 line items scanned
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Source: https://pachs.com/wp-content/uploads/420455510_Palo-Alto-County-Hospital_StandardCharges.csv

Format: csv-wide · Schema v3.0 · Engine v0.2.7 · 10/28/2026, 12:55:55 PM

Automated analysis of the public file, using the current MRF Preflight ruleset. Not legal advice. Hospitals may re-scan at any time.

L2: Completeness and plausibility

No placeholder values in price or payer fields

Warning · HPT-L2-014

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.

5933 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 5,933 row(s).

PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL: price transparency scorecard: MRF Preflight