Sage Specialty Hospital of Opelousas
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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 information1 failed
MRF declares this hospital's Type 2 NPICouldn't determine
Why: CareCarta's reference data lacks a value needed for this check, such as the hospital's NPI.
CareCarta's facility reference has no Type 2 NPI to compare.
MRF correctly encodes its template version and update dateFailed
"last_updated_on" value "5/1/26" is not in a valid format. You must encode the date using the ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DD or the month/day/year format: MM/DD/YYYY, M/D/YYYY
Standard charges2 failed
MRF lists a gross charge for every item and serviceFailed
The MRF lists no gross charge on any of its 1,181 records.
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 0 rows and blank on 1,181 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 1,181 dollar-denominated payer-rate records.
MRF correctly encodes the de-identified maximum negotiated chargePassed
No structural deficiency was reported across 1,181 dollar-denominated payer-rate records.
Payer-specific negotiated charge1 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
If the "standard charge methodology" encoded value is "other", there must be a corresponding explanation found in the "additional notes" for the associated payer-specific negotiated charge.
Rate expression and methodologyPassed
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 amountNot applicable
The upstream applicability condition was conclusively absent.
Allowed-amount statisticsNot applicable
MRF correctly encodes the 10th percentile allowed amountNot applicable
The upstream applicability condition was conclusively absent.
MRF correctly encodes the median allowed amountNot applicable
The upstream applicability condition was conclusively absent.
MRF correctly encodes the 90th percentile allowed amountNot applicable
The upstream applicability condition was conclusively absent.
MRF correctly encodes the count of allowed amountsNot applicable
The upstream applicability condition was conclusively absent.
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 1,181 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
"last_updated_on" value "5/1/26" is not in a valid format. You must encode the date using the ISO 8601 format: YYYY-MM-DD or the month/day/year format: MM/DD/YYYY, M/D/YYYY If the "standard charge methodology" encoded value is "other", there must be a corresponding explanation found in the "additional notes" for the associated payer-specific negotiated charge.
Publication and accessibilityPassed
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 conventionPassed
The published file name 853359314_sage-specialty-hospital-of-opelousas_standardcharges.csv matches the required identifier, hospital-name, and standardcharges structure.
cms-hpt.txt is published and uses the required fieldsPassed
The cms-hpt.txt file uses the required canonical fields and valid values.
cms-hpt.txt links this hospital's MRFPassed
The cms-hpt.txt entry "SAGE Specialty Hospital of Opelousas" links this hospital's MRF (https://sagehospitals.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/853359314_sage-specialty-hospital-of-opelousas_standardcharges.csv).
Homepage has a link labelled Price TransparencyPassed
A labeled Price Transparency link (https://sagehospitals.com/baton-rouge-inpatient-rehab/) was observed in the acquired hospital homepage HTML.
Update frequencyPassed
MRF was updated within the past 12 monthsPassed
The MRF reports 5/1/26, 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.