PROMEDICA DEFIANCE REGIONAL HOSPITAL
DEFIANCE, OH
Ranks 30 of 40 scanned hospitals in OH. Ranks 732 of 993 scanned nationally.
This file has one or more blockers, issues that should be resolved before signing the attestation.
- Blockers
- 2
- Warnings
- 2
- Info
- 0
Source: https://promedica.canto.com/direct/document/ugje031dpt2gn2vnl1fhnghu12/lnVzZyylDZ8frqxu_DeCnbjHZhM/original?content-type=text%2Fcsv&name=344446484_defiance-hospital-inc_standardcharges+4.csv
Format: csv-wide · Schema v3.0 · Engine v0.2.3 · 9/19/2026, 7:20:14 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
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.
191 of 150488 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 191 row(s).
Methodology is present whenever a negotiated rate is present
Blocker · HPT-L1-005Any row with a negotiated_dollar, negotiated_percentage, or negotiated_algorithm value must also state the methodology used to derive it (case rate, fee schedule, percent of total billed charges, etc.).
191 rows have a negotiated rate but no methodology.
Citation: CMS v3.0.0 CSV/JSON data dictionary, standard_charges.methodology (required when negotiated fields present)
Remediation: Populate standard_charge|methodology for every row that has a negotiated dollar, percentage, or algorithm value.
Affects 191 row(s).
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.
23657 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 23,657 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 "original?content-type=text%2Fcsv&name=344446484_defiance-hospital-inc_standardcharges+4.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.
2 blockers found in this file
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