Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 327.001. Definitions

(1) “Ancillary service” means a facility item or service that a facility customarily provides as part of a shoppable service.

(2) “Chargemaster” means the list of all facility items or services maintained by a facility for which the facility has established a charge.

(3) “Commission” means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(4) “De-identified maximum negotiated charge” means the highest charge that a facility has negotiated with all third party payors for a facility item or service.

(5) “De-identified minimum negotiated charge” means the lowest charge that a facility has negotiated with all third party payors for a facility item or service.

(6) “Discounted cash price” means the charge that applies to an individual who pays cash, or a cash equivalent, for a facility item or service.

(7) “Facility” means a hospital licensed under Chapter 241.

(8) “Facility items or services” means all items and services, including individual items and services and service packages, that may be provided by a facility to a patient in connection with an inpatient admission or an outpatient department visit, as applicable, for which the facility has established a standard charge, including:

(9) “Gross charge” means the charge for a facility item or service that is reflected on a facility's chargemaster, absent any discounts.

(10) “Machine-readable format” means a digital representation of information in a file that can be imported or read into a computer system for further processing. The term includes .XML, .JSON, and .CSV formats.

(11) “Payor-specific negotiated charge” means the charge that a facility has negotiated with a third party payor for a facility item or service.

(12) “Service package” means an aggregation of individual facility items or services into a single service with a single charge.

(13) “Shoppable service” means a service that may be scheduled by a health care consumer in advance.

(14) “Standard charge” means the regular rate established by the facility for a facility item or service provided to a specific group of paying patients. The term includes all of the following, as defined under this section:

(15) “Third party payor” means an entity that is, by statute, contract, or agreement, legally responsible for payment of a claim for a facility item or service.