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Hospital Price Transparency: Consumer Page
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What it checks
Explains the federal rule that hospitals must publish standard charges, including insurer negotiated rates and the discounted cash price, free of charge in a consumer friendly display, plus a display of shoppable services hospitals must post.
Full record
| Resource name | Hospital Price Transparency: Consumer Page |
|---|---|
| Who runs it | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) |
| Type | Federal |
| Coverage | National |
| What it checks | Explains the federal rule that hospitals must publish standard charges, including insurer negotiated rates and the discounted cash price, free of charge in a consumer friendly display, plus a display of shoppable services hospitals must post. |
| Check tags | prices, procedures, shoppable services |
| Access | Free, no account needed |
| Best for | Understanding what a hospital is required to post before you go looking for its cash price and shoppable services list. |
| Limits | CMS explains the rule and links onward. The prices themselves live on each hospital website, in its machine readable file and shoppable services display. |
| Official link | https://www.cms.gov/priorities/key-initiatives/hospital-price-transparency/consumers |
| Source | CMS, Hospital Price Transparency consumer page, read 2026-10-15 |
| Verified date | 2026-10-15 |
How to use it with this site
Get the number this resource gives you, then write it into the procedure quote worksheet next to the other facilities you asked. Compare each entered amount with the Medicare anchor on the matching procedure page for order of magnitude, and read how to ask for the cash price before you call. The anchor is not your bill, and a resource average is not your quote. Confirm your all-in price in writing before service.
Source and verification
Source: CMS, Hospital Price Transparency consumer page, read 2026-10-15. Verified 2026-10-15. The description on this page paraphrases what the official page says the resource checks. If the official page has changed since the verified date, the official page is the one to trust.