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

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. (Added to NRS by 2025, 1647)