Citizens Medical Center
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Hospital and file facts
Transparency checks
Attestation and responsible officialPassed
MRF correctly encodes the accuracy and completeness attestationPassed
The completed structural evaluation reported no deficiency for this nonconditional check.
MRF correctly encodes the attester's namePassed
The completed structural evaluation reported no deficiency for this nonconditional check.
Hospital and MRF informationPassed
MRF declares this hospital's Type 2 NPIPassed
The MRF declares this hospital's Type 2 NPI 1124052162.
MRF correctly encodes its template version and update datePassed
The completed structural evaluation reported no deficiency for this nonconditional check.
Standard charges5 failed
MRF lists a gross charge for every item and serviceNot assessed
Why: The price file alone cannot answer this; it needs evidence from outside the file.
Gross charge values are populated on 32,959 rows and blank on 11 rows. The MRF alone cannot prove that every applicable hospital item or service is represented.
MRF lists a discounted cash price for every item and service that has oneNot assessed
Why: The price file alone cannot answer this; it needs evidence from outside the file.
Discounted cash price values are populated on 32,959 rows and blank on 11 rows. The MRF alone cannot prove that every applicable hospital item or service is represented.
MRF correctly encodes the de-identified minimum negotiated chargePassed
No structural deficiency was reported across 702,712 dollar-denominated payer-rate records.
MRF correctly encodes the de-identified maximum negotiated chargePassed
No structural deficiency was reported across 702,712 dollar-denominated payer-rate records.
Payer-specific negotiated charge5 failed
MRF correctly encodes payer and plan namesPassed
The completed structural evaluation reported no deficiency for this nonconditional check.
MRF correctly encodes how each charge was establishedFailed
- A value is required for "standard_charge|Medicaid|Medicaid|methodology" when a payer specific negotiated charge is encoded as a dollar amount, percentage, or algorithm.
- You must encode the missing information (reported 4,585 times).
- A value is required for "standard_charge|Medicare|Medicare|methodology" when a payer specific negotiated charge is encoded as a dollar amount, percentage, or algorithm.
- You must encode the missing information (reported 2,090 times).
Rate expression and methodology4 failed
MRF expresses each negotiated rate as a dollar amount, percentage, or algorithmPassed
The completed structural evaluation reported no deficiency for this nonconditional check.
Percentage and algorithm rates give enough information to derive a dollar amountCouldn't determine
Why: This needs a person to judge; the automated check cannot decide it.
7,421 percentage- or algorithm-based payer rates require semantic review of whether a reasonable user can derive a dollar amount.
Allowed-amount statistics4 failed
MRF correctly encodes the 10th percentile allowed amountFailed
If a "payer specific negotiated charge" is expressed as a percentage or algorithm, and count of allowed amounts is not zero, then a corresponding "10th Percentile" must also be encoded (reported 1,680 times).
MRF correctly encodes the median allowed amountFailed
If a "payer specific negotiated charge" is expressed as a percentage or algorithm, and count of allowed amounts is not zero, then a corresponding "Median Amount" must also be encoded (reported 1,680 times).
MRF correctly encodes the 90th percentile allowed amountFailed
If a "payer specific negotiated charge" is expressed as a percentage or algorithm, and count of allowed amounts is not zero, then a corresponding "90th Percentile" must also be encoded (reported 1,680 times).
MRF correctly encodes the count of allowed amountsFailed
If a "payer specific negotiated charge" is expressed as a percentage or algorithm, then a corresponding "Count of Allowed Amounts" must also be encoded (reported 1,680 times).
Item and service informationPassed
MRF correctly encodes each item or service descriptionPassed
The completed structural evaluation reported no deficiency for this nonconditional check.
MRF correctly encodes the inpatient or outpatient settingPassed
The completed structural evaluation reported no deficiency for this nonconditional check.
MRF correctly encodes drug units and measurement typeNot applicable
No NDC-coded records were found across 32,970 parsed records.
Billing and coding informationPassed
MRF correctly encodes billing codes and code typesPassed
The completed structural evaluation reported no deficiency for this nonconditional check.
MRF lists every applicable modifier and its chargesNot assessed
Why: The price file alone cannot answer this; it needs evidence from outside the file.
The MRF was parsed for encoded modifiers, but the file alone cannot establish whether every applicable modifier-specific charge is represented.
CMS file format1 failed
MRF passes the CMS validator without errorsFailed
- A value is required for "standard_charge|Medicaid|Medicaid|methodology" when a payer specific negotiated charge is encoded as a dollar amount, percentage, or algorithm.
- You must encode the missing information (reported 4,585 times).
- A value is required for "standard_charge|Medicare|Medicare|methodology" when a payer specific negotiated charge is encoded as a dollar amount, percentage, or algorithm.
- You must encode the missing information (reported 2,090 times).
- If a "payer specific negotiated charge" is expressed as a percentage or algorithm, then a corresponding "Count of Allowed Amounts" must also be encoded (reported 1,680 times).
- If a "payer specific negotiated charge" is expressed as a percentage or algorithm, and count of allowed amounts is not zero, then a corresponding "Median Amount" must also be encoded (reported 1,680 times).
- If a "payer specific negotiated charge" is expressed as a percentage or algorithm, and count of allowed amounts is not zero, then a corresponding "10th Percentile" must also be encoded (reported 1,680 times).
- If a "payer specific negotiated charge" is expressed as a percentage or algorithm, and count of allowed amounts is not zero, then a corresponding "90th Percentile" must also be encoded (reported 1,680 times).
Publication and accessibility1 failed
MRF downloads without paymentPassed
CareCarta retrieved the file without payment.
MRF downloads without an account or passwordPassed
CareCarta retrieved the file without an account or password.
MRF downloads without submitting personal informationPassed
CareCarta retrieved the file without submitting personally identifiable information.
MRF downloads to an automated clientPassed
An automated HTTP client downloaded the declared MRF successfully.
MRF is a CSV or JSON file, optionally compressedPassed
The downloaded artifact provides CSV that can be processed as structured text.
MRF file name follows the CMS conventionFailed
The published file name Citizens Medical Center Standard Charges.csv does not match the required standardcharges file name structure.
cms-hpt.txt is published and uses the required fieldsCouldn't determine
Why: CareCarta does not have an address for this hospital's source.
No cms-hpt.txt URL was supplied to this audit run.
cms-hpt.txt links this hospital's MRFCouldn't determine
Why: CareCarta does not have an address for this hospital's source.
No cms-hpt.txt URL was supplied to this audit run.
Homepage has a link labelled Price TransparencyPassed
A labeled Price Transparency link (https://www.cmcvictoria.com/price-transparency) was observed in the acquired hospital homepage HTML.
Update frequencyPassed
MRF was updated within the past 12 monthsPassed
The MRF reports 2026-05-11, within one year of this audit observation.
Shoppable services disclosureNot assessed
Website offers a qualifying shoppable-services list or price estimatorNot assessed
Why: CareCarta has not built this check yet.
CareCarta has not built an evaluator for the shoppable-services disclosure (45 CFR 180.60) yet, so this check cannot be decided.