The file posted below titled “标准收费” reflects charges for items and services provided by 卡尔弗健康医疗中心. This file is commonly referred to as the hospital’s charge master dictionary, 收费描述管理员, 或者简单地说“冲锋大师”. 在马里兰州, the 健康 服务 Cost Review Commission (HSCRC), 州政府管理机构, regulates the rate or standard gross charge for hospital services. The HSCRC sets hospital rates at least annually.
In accordance with the Centers for Medicare & 医疗补助服务(CMS), 卡尔弗健康医疗中心, 以及所有马里兰的医院, will post its charge master on a regular basis to coincide with the HSCRC hospital rate setting guidelines. The posted charge master reflects 卡尔弗健康医疗中心 itemized charges only and does not include physician or other provider services, commonly referred to as professional fees, which are separate from the hospital bill. Please note the gross standard charges listed are the same for services rendered in a hospital inpatient, 门诊, 或者急诊室设置.
另外, this file is in accordance with the CMS Hospital 价格透明度 requirements effective January 1, 2021. This file provides the community with a machine-readable digital file containing the gross standard charges and prompt-pay discount charges as regulated by the HSCRC. 根据马里兰州法规(10).37.10.26); a patient shall receive a 2-percent discount by paying upon discharge or a 1-percent discount by paying within 30 days of discharge. 此外, within the state of Maryland there are not payer-specific negotiated charges but rather commercial payers are entitled to the same prompt pay discount of 2% if payment is made at the earlier of the end of each regular billing period or upon discharge from the hospital and 1% discount if payment is within 30 days of the earlier of the end of each regular billing period or discharge. 它也应该从4月1日起生效, 2023, Medicare and Medicaid’s public payer differential or discount is 8.7% or 91.所有标准总收费的3%. Medicaid Managed 护理 Organizations (MCO’s) public-payer differential is 6.7% or 93.所有标准总收费的3%.
Although the state (HSCRC) sets hospital rates, hospital charges may fluctuate during the course of the year within the guidelines set forth by HSCRC. Charges on individual hospital bills may be different from the charges posted here because of changes during the course of the year. This is both allowable and normal as hospitals adjust charges frequently to comply with other HSCRC regulations.
The other file posted below titled “Shoppable服务” is also in accordance with the CMS Hospital 价格透明度 requirements effective January 1, 2021 regarding the mandate of hospitals to post a consumer-friendly display of shoppable services. CMS defines a shoppable service as a service “that a health care consumer can schedule in advance.此外, CMS specified 70 hospital shoppable services should be made public by the hospital with a charge if performed by the hospital or noted if it is not performed by the hospital. These shoppable services are identified by a “*”.
The file defines each shoppable service by a service category of 卡尔弗健康医疗中心 and prominently displays the estimated total charge and categorized by applicable charge buckets. 另外, each shoppable service is identified by a common service billing code.
As stated for the machine-readable digital charge master file; the shoppable service file only reflects 卡尔弗健康医疗中心 hospital charges and does not reflect physician or other provider services, commonly referred to as professional fees, which are separate from the hospital bill.
The HSCRC does not set an approved charge for any hospital episode or bundle of services. HSCRC sets annual hospital charges per unit, 如按病人日收费, 按手术室分钟收费, charge per imaging procedure or laboratory test, 等. Therefore, these figures are only estimates. The actual charge for your hospital shoppable service may be higher or lower based on factors specific to your case. The factors include but are not limited to your length of stay in the hospital, 你身体状况的复杂性, 以及马里兰州的价格法规. If you have questions relating to your scheduled service, please contact the Patent Access Service Center at 410.414.APPT(2778)或免费电话1.855.414.APPT (2778). If you have already received services and have questions about your hospital bill, please contact our Patient Financial 服务 department at 410.535.8248.
标准收费
Shoppable服务
