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NRS 439B.2823

Publication by hospital of list of items and services with standard charge; exempt information

(Added to NRS by 2025, 1647)

1. A hospital shall compile, publish in accordance with NRS 439B.2827 and update annually a list of:

(a) Each item or service provided by the hospital for which the hospital has established a standard charge, including, where applicable:

(1) A fee for:

(I) Supplies and procedures;

(II) Room and board; or

(III) The services of physicians and other practitioners employed by the hospital; and

(2) A fee for the use of the hospital or an item; and

(b) For each item or service described in paragraph (a):

(1) A description of the item or service;

(2) The amount, in dollars, of the charge for the item or service that is reflected on the charge master maintained pursuant to NRS 449.490, absent any discount;

(3) The amount, in dollars, of the highest charge that the hospital has negotiated with a third party for the item or service, listed without identifying the third party;

(4) The amount, in dollars, of the lowest charge that the hospital has negotiated with a third party for the item or service, listed without identifying the third party;

(5) The amount, in dollars, that the hospital charges a natural person who pays immediately in cash for the item or service;

(6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the amount, in dollars, of each charge negotiated with a third party for an item or service, listed in a manner that clearly associates the negotiated charge with the third party and any applicable health benefit plan offered by the third party; and

(7) Any code or similar identifier that the hospital uses for the purpose of accounting or billing for the item or service, which may include, without limitation:

(I) The code set forth in Current Procedural Terminology published by the American Medical Association;

(II) The code set forth in the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the United States Department of Health and Human Services;

(III) The diagnosis-related group; and

(IV) The National Drug Code.

2. If a hospital operates multiple facilities in this State, the hospital shall compile a separate list pursuant to subsection 1 for each facility.

3. A hospital is not required to include the information described in subparagraph (6) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 as part of the list compiled pursuant to subsection 1 if such information is not required to be included in the information published pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-18(e) and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

4. As used in this section, “standard charge” means the regular rate established by a hospital for an item or service provided to a specific group of patients. The term includes, without limitation:

(a) A charge that is reflected on the charge master maintained pursuant to NRS 449.490, absent any discount;

(b) A charge negotiated with a third party; and

(c) The amount charged to a natural person who pays immediately in cash for the item or service.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.