CMS hospital price transparency enforcement by the numbers

Here are the actions CMS has taken against hospitals for price transparency noncompliance, as of April:

Noncompliance warning notices: 730 

Corrective action plans requested: 269

Fines issued: Four 

  • Northside Hospital Atlanta was fined $883,180 in June 2022.
  • Northside Hospital Cherokee in Canton, Ga., was fined $214,320 in June 2022.
  • Kell West Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls, Texas, was fined $117,260 in April. The hospital plans to appeal.
  • Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.H., was fined $102,660 in April.  

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