CMS published 27 notices fining hospitals under the hospital price transparency rule, dated June 7, 2022, to June 3, 2026, by Kent Applied's count of CMS's enforcement actions page.
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notices in which CMS fined a hospital under the price transparency rule, June 7, 2022, to June 3, 2026
CMS published 27 notices fining hospitals under the hospital price transparency rule, dated June 7, 2022, to June 3, 2026, by Kent Applied's count of CMS's enforcement actions page.
The 27 notices went to 26 hospitals and total $4,938,685. CMS's list also names two hospitals for which it posts only a notice of resolution, with no amount; they are not counted.
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). Verified October 2026.
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CMS has published 27 price transparency fines since 2022, 10 each in 2023 and 2025
CMS, Hospital Price Transparency enforcement actions; 45 CFR 180.90, civil monetary penalties (eCFR) - 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)
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$883,180
the largest fine in the 27 hospital price transparency penalty notices CMS has published, dated June 2022 to June 2026
Of the 27 hospital price transparency fines CMS has published, dated June 2022 to June 2026, the largest was $883,180, in a notice dated June 7, 2022.
Source: CMS, Hospital Price Transparency enforcement actions.
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of CMS's 27 hospital price transparency penalty notices, June 2022 to June 2026, cited the .txt file
12 of the 27 penalty notices CMS posted under the hospital price transparency rule from June 7, 2022 to June 3, 2026 said the hospital's website had no .txt file in its root folder pointing to the price file, or had one that left out required details, by Kent Applied's count of the notices.
Source: CMS, Hospital Price Transparency enforcement actions.
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of the hospitals CMS fined under the price transparency rule got a CAP request with no warning notice first
For 13 of the 26 hospitals CMS fined under the price transparency rule from June 2022 to June 2026, the first letter was a notice of violation with a request for a corrective action plan (CAP), with no warning notice before it, by Kent Applied's count of the penalty notices.
Source: CMS, Hospital Price Transparency enforcement actions.
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