Prices on the Wall Act of 2026

Key Points

• This bill would require hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, labs, and imaging providers to physically post their cash prices on the walls of their facilities starting January 1, 2028. The goal is to make it easy for patients to see what common services cost before they get care.
• The prices that must be posted are for "shoppable services" defined by CMS, meaning procedures that patients can schedule ahead of time, like surgeries, lab tests, and imaging scans. This covers services where patients have time to compare costs.
• If a facility does not have a set discounted cash price, hospitals and surgery centers must post their median cash price charged to self-pay patients over the previous three years. Labs and imaging providers would post the gross charge instead.
• The bill amends the Public Health Service Act and applies to all hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, laboratories, and imaging service providers operating anywhere in the United States. The Secretary of Health and Human Services would specify which areas of each facility must display the prices.