CMS has fined hospitals in 15 states and Puerto Rico; Texas has the most, with 5
Penalty notices CMS posted under the hospital price transparency rule, by the state of the hospital, June 7, 2022 to June 3, 2026. 27 notices to 26 hospitals; one Indiana hospital received two
Show the numbers as a table
| State | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5 notices | 5 notices to 5 hospitals, $344,798 in all |
| Louisiana | 3 notices | 3 notices to 3 hospitals, $382,695 in all |
| Alabama | 2 notices | 2 notices to 2 hospitals, $156,068 in all |
| Arkansas | 2 notices | 2 notices to 2 hospitals, $373,638 in all |
| Georgia | 2 notices | 2 notices to 2 hospitals, $1,097,500 in all |
| Indiana | 2 notices | 2 notices to 1 hospital, $91,971 in all |
| Puerto Rico | 2 notices | 2 notices to 2 hospitals, $203,600 in all |
| California | 1 notices | 1 notice to 1 hospital, $59,100 in all |
| Florida | 1 notices | 1 notice to 1 hospital, $871,122 in all |
| Illinois | 1 notices | 1 notice to 1 hospital, $847,740 in all |
| Minnesota | 1 notices | 1 notice to 1 hospital, $55,611 in all |
| New Hampshire | 1 notices | 1 notice to 1 hospital, $102,660 in all |
| New Jersey | 1 notices | 1 notice to 1 hospital, $120,120 in all |
| New York | 1 notices | 1 notice to 1 hospital, $56,940 in all |
| North Carolina | 1 notices | 1 notice to 1 hospital, $99,540 in all |
| Pennsylvania | 1 notices | 1 notice to 1 hospital, $75,582 in all |
| Alaska | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Arizona | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Colorado | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Connecticut | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Delaware | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| District of Columbia | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Hawaii | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Idaho | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Iowa | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Kansas | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Kentucky | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Maine | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Maryland | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Massachusetts | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Michigan | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Mississippi | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Missouri | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Montana | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Nebraska | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Nevada | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| New Mexico | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| North Dakota | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Ohio | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Oklahoma | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Oregon | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Rhode Island | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| South Carolina | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| South Dakota | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Tennessee | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Utah | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Vermont | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Virginia | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Washington | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| West Virginia | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Wisconsin | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
| Wyoming | 0 notices | No penalty notice |
About the data
- Source
- CMS, Hospital Price Transparency enforcement actions (opens in a new tab)The list of civil monetary penalty notices and the notice each entry links (page last modified June 11, 2026; read October 17, 2026)
- Method
- The state is the hospital location's state as the notice gives it. Puerto Rico is shown with the states. Dollars are the notices' own totals.
- Published
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- From research
The .txt file was the requirement CMS cited most often in its 27 price transparency fines
CMS, Hospital Price Transparency enforcement actions - From research
Since late 2024, CMS's price transparency fines cite how the file is built and found
CMS, Hospital Price Transparency enforcement actions; 45 CFR 180.50, requirements for making public hospital standard charges (eCFR) - From research
A fine came 68 to 626 days after CMS asked the hospital for a corrective action plan
CMS, Hospital Price Transparency enforcement actions; CMS, Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes (data.cms.gov) - From research
A large bed count or a long period made the three largest price transparency fines
CMS, Hospital Price Transparency enforcement actions; 45 CFR 180.90, civil monetary penalties (eCFR)
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