PENNSYLVANIA, September 7 - as required under section 2718 of the Public Health Service Act

(58 Stat. 682, 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-18).

(b) Required data elements.--A hospital or hospital system

shall include all of the following corresponding data elements

in its list of standard charges, as applicable:

(1) A description of each item or service provided by

the hospital or hospital system.

(2) The gross charge that applies to each individual

item or service when provided in, as applicable, the hospital

inpatient setting and outpatient department setting.

(3) The payer-specific negotiated charge that applies to

each item or service when provided in, as applicable, the

hospital inpatient setting and outpatient department setting.

Each payer-specific negotiated charge must be clearly

associated with the name of the third-party payer and plan.

(4) The de-identified minimum negotiated charge that

applies to each item or service when provided in, as

applicable, the hospital inpatient setting and outpatient

department setting.

(5) The de-identified maximum negotiated charge that

applies to each item or service when provided in, as

applicable, the hospital inpatient setting and outpatient

department setting.

(6) The discounted cash price that applies to each item

or service when provided in, as applicable, the hospital

inpatient setting and outpatient department setting.

(7) Any code used by the hospital or hospital system for

purposes of accounting or billing for the item or service,

including, but not limited to, the Current Procedural

Terminology (CPT) code, the Healthcare Common Procedure

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