MRF correctly encodes the 10th percentile allowed amount

§180.50(b)(2)(ii)(C)(2)

What it checks

For rates given as a percentage or formula, the file gives the 10th percentile of the amounts actually paid.

Checked by CMS's validator. Care Carta runs the official validator CMS publishes for price files and reads this result from its output.

Passed 56%Failed 1%Blocked 12%Couldn't determine 1%Not assessed 30%

Results as of Oct 5, 2026. The most common reasons are on the Standard charges page.

Validator completed with no mapped 10th-percentile conditional or value error.

Scope: Required for percentage/algorithm records when count is not zero.

Depends on: The CMS validator finished; The MRF has percentage or algorithm rates

Ruleset

hpt-v3, version 3

Last changed in

Ruleset 2

CMS data dictionary

3.0.0

Check ID

hpt.mrf.cms.allowed_p10@1

Replaced

hpt.mrf.allowed_amount.p10

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