MRF lists a gross charge for every item and service

§180.50(b)(2)(ii)

What it checks

The price file lists a gross charge (the hospital's full list price) for every item and service it offers.

Checked by Care Carta. Care Carta's own check, for a requirement CMS's validator does not test.

How hospitals did

Failed 1%Blocked 12%Couldn't determine 1%Not assessed 86%

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

How Care Carta decides

Never passes: the file alone cannot show every item is listed (NEEDS_OUTSIDE_EVIDENCE). Fails when the fully parsed file lists no gross charge on any record.

Scope: CMS validates encoded values but does not conclusively establish that all applicable gross charges were included.

Depends on: CareCarta parsed the whole MRF

Version

Ruleset

hpt-v3, version 3

Last changed in

Ruleset 2

CMS data dictionary

3.0.0

Check ID

hpt.mrf.gross_charges_complete@1

Replaced

hpt.mrf.charges.gross_completeness

Today's results all use this ruleset. A check never changes without a new ruleset. Full catalog (JSON)