> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.pricemedic.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

> Overview of PriceMedic Core data

## Introduction

PriceMedic Core provides access to processed transparency in coverage (TIC) data from major health insurance payers. This dataset focuses on negotiated rates between payers and providers across the United States.

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## What's Included

PriceMedic Core contains:

* **Provider Information**: Detailed provider demographics, organizational relationships, and network associations
* **Negotiated Rates**: Procedure-level pricing for billing codes (CPT, HCPCS, DRG, etc.) across institutional and professional settings
* **Payer-Network Metadata**: Coverage information for each payer-network combination
* **EIN Attribution**: Imputed hospital and health system groupings based on Employer Identification Numbers

## Public Releases

PriceMedic Core is published in periodic releases, each containing a snapshot of data from specific payer transparency files.

<Card title="February 2026: Hospitals and Health Systems" icon="calendar" href="/data/core/releases/feb-2026-hospitals">
  **6,533** hospital and health system EINs across **60** payers | **2.26 billion** negotiated rates | **407,975** provider records
</Card>

## Use Cases

Common analytical applications include:

* Competitive rate benchmarking for hospitals and health systems
* Network adequacy analysis and coverage mapping
* Contract negotiation preparation and rate validation
* Market intelligence and pricing strategy development