This act is designed to improve transparency in the cost of health care services provided by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers and to ensure fair health care facility billing and collections practices. The intent is to address the difficulty consumers experience in obtaining meaningful price information prior to receiving services in healthcare facilities. This act requires licensed ambulatory surgical centers and licensed hospitals to provide full disclosure for in-patient and outpatient services in clear, concise language to the public on costs associated with various medical and surgical procedures.
Implementation of Health Care Cost Reduction and Transparency Act of 2013
Data were self-reported and not verified by the Division of Health Service Regulation.
Top 100 Reported Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs)
Top 20 Reported Outpatient Surgical Procedures by CPT and HCPCS