A. A hospital shall: 1. Maintain a list of all standard charges for all hospital items or services in accordance with this section; and 2. Ensure the list required under paragraph 1 of this subsection is available at all times to the public, including by posting the list electronically in the manner provided by this section. B. The standard charges contained in the list required to be maintained by a hospital under subsection A of this section shall reflect the standard charges applicable to that location of the hospital, regardless of whether the hospital operates in more than one location or operates under the same license as another hospital. C. The list required under subsection A of this section shall include the following items, as applicable: 1. A description of each hospital item or service provided by the hospital; 2. The following charges for each individual hospital item or service when provided in either an inpatient setting or an outpatient department setting, as applicable: a. the gross charge, b. the de-identified minimum negotiated charge, c. the de-identified maximum negotiated charge, d. the discounted cash price, and e. the payor-specific negotiated charge, listed by the name of the third-party payor and plan associated with the charge and displayed in a manner that clearly associates the charge with each third-party payor and plan; and 3. Any code used by the hospital for purposes of accounting or billing for the hospital item or service, including the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code, the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code, the Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) code, the National Drug Code (NDC), or other common identifier. D. The information contained in the list required under subsection A of this section shall be published in a single digital file that is in a machine-readable format. E. The list required under subsection A of this section shall be displayed in a prominent location on the hospital’s publicly accessible Internet website. If the hospital operates multiple locations and maintains a single Internet website, the list required under subsection A of this section shall be posted for each location the hospital operates in a manner that clearly associates the list with the applicable location of the hospital. F. The list required under subsection A of this section shall: 1. Be available: a. free of charge, b. without having to establish a user account or password, and c. without having to submit personal identifying information; 2. Be digitally searchable; and 3. Use the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services naming convention specified under 45 C.F.R., Section 180.50. G. The hospital shall update the list required under subsection A of this section at least once each year. The hospital shall clearly indicate the date on which the list was most recently updated, either on the list or in a manner that is clearly associated with the list.
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