Price Transparency

To improve price transparency, all U.S. hospitals and health systems, as per the Department of Health and Human Services on Price Transparency Requirements for Hospitals To Make Standard Charges Public, are required to provide lists of standard hospital charges ― also called a chargemaster ― so patients can compare prices across hospitals. Here are a few considerations to keep in mind as you view the list of standard charges (chargemaster):

• These charges are rarely the price that patients pay. The chargemaster lists the dollar amount set for each service prior to insurance contract/benefit plan discounts or self-pay discounts being applied, so the price patients pay tends to be less than the standard charge.
• Hospital charges differ from patient to patient for the same service, depending on variations in treatment.
• Patients who are eligible for financial assistance may also receive additional discounts up to and including care for no charge.
• Items included in a charge vary across hospital systems. For example, what’s included in one hospital’s charge for room and board may differ from another hospital’s charge ― some hospitals bundle services together into a single charge that others may list separately.
• Please remember that looking at various hospital charges does not provide any indication of the quality of service and outcomes.

In compliance with the CMS Price Transparency rules taking effect on January 1, 2025 (CMS Price Transparency), SOUTHERN INYO HOSPITAL provides full transparency via the links below:

• Click here to download SOUTHERN INYO HOSPITAL’s Price List (.csv)
  (a downloadable machine-readable file)
• Click here to download SOUTHERN INYO HOSPITAL’s Price List (.txt)
  (a downloadable text file)
• Click here to access SOUTHERN INYO HOSPITAL’s Top Shoppable Services file

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