> ## 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. # Feb 2026 - Hospitals and Health Systems Release > Details about the February 2026 release of PriceMedic Core data focusing on hospitals and health systems. ## Release Summary * **2.26 billion** negotiated rates * **407,975** provider records * **6,533** unique hospital and health system EINs * **60** payers and their widest networks [View the Snowflake Marketplace listing](https://app.snowflake.com/marketplace/providers/GZT1Z36FBPY/PriceMedic). ## Covered Hospital and Health Systems * Includes **6,533** unique hospital and health system EINs * Covers **12,602** total hospital NPIs * Represents acute care, psychiatric, rehabilitation, and military hospitals * Includes both single-facility hospitals and multi-facility health systems ## Covered Payors and Networks * Includes **60** payors and their widest networks | # | Payer Name | Network Name | Covered EINs | TIC v2 | | -- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------ | | 1 | Aetna | Aetna Exchange - Aetna PPO | 5,874 | ✓ | | 2 | Anthem BC California | Blue Cross of California PAR providers | 552 | ✓ | | 3 | Anthem BCBS Central States | Blue Traditional | 856 | ✓ | | 4 | Anthem BCBS Colorado | BluePreferred PPO | 113 | ✓ | | 5 | Anthem BCBS Connecticut | Century Preferred | 76 | ✓ | | 6 | Anthem BCBS Georgia | BCBS Georgia PAR providers | 291 | ✓ | | 7 | Anthem BCBS Kentucky | Anthem BCBS Blue High Performance | 142 | ✓ | | 8 | Anthem BCBS Maine | Anthem Main Blue Choice | 71 | ✓ | | 9 | Anthem BCBS Missouri | Blue Access Choice | 192 | ✓ | | 10 | Anthem BCBS Nevada | Anthem Nevada BluePreferred | 66 | ✓ | | 11 | Anthem BCBS New Hampshire | Anthem BCBS - Preferred Blue | 89 | ✓ | | 12 | Anthem BCBS Ohio | Participating Providers | 140 | ✓ | | 13 | Anthem BCBS Virginia | Anthem KeyCare PPO | 178 | ✓ | | 14 | Anthem BCBS Wisconsin | Blue Preferred POS | 237 | ✓ | | 15 | Arkansas BCBS | True Blue PPO | 125 | ✓ | | 16 | BCBS of Mississippi | BCBS Mississippi - PAR Network | 128 | ✓ | | 17 | BCBS of Rhode Island | Classic Blue | 32 | ✓ | | 18 | BCBS Of Arizona | Blue Preferred | 114 | | | 19 | BCBS of Massachusetts | BCBS Massachusetts Blue Care Elect | 568 | ✓ | | 20 | BCBS of Michigan | TRUST | 452 | ✓ | | 21 | BCBS of Nebraska | Network BLUE | 120 | | | 22 | BCBS of North Dakota | Traditional | 70 | ✓ | | 23 | BCBS of Wyoming | BCBS Wyoming - PAR Network | 57 | ✓ | | 24 | BCBS of Alabama | BCBS Alabama - PAR Network | 138 | | | 25 | BCBS of Hawaii | Preferred Provider Network | 62 | ✓ | | 26 | BCBS of Illinois | BCBS Illinois - Participating Provider Option | 306 | ✓ | | 27 | BCBS of Kansas | BCBS Kansas Blue Choice | 154 | ✓ | | 28 | BCBS of Kansas City | Preferred Care PPO | 54 | ✓ | | 29 | BCBS of Louisiana | BCBS Louisiana Blue High Performance | 198 | ✓ | | 30 | BCBS of Minnesota | BCBS Minnesota Aware | 162 | | | 31 | BCBS of Montana | BCBS Montana - PAR Network | 76 | ✓ | | 32 | BCBS of New Mexico | New Mexico Par Network | 64 | ✓ | | 33 | BCBS of North Carolina | Preferred Provider Network (PPN) | 1,328 | ✓ | | 34 | BCBS of Oklahoma | Blue Traditional | 155 | ✓ | | 35 | BCBS of Texas | PAR Network (Preview) | 528 | ✓ | | 36 | BCBS of Vermont | BCBS Vermont - PAR providers | 32 | ✓ | | 37 | BC of Idaho | BC Idaho - Preferred Blue | 86 | ✓ | | 38 | BS of California | BS California - PPO Network | 304 | ✓ | | 39 | BCBS of Puerto Rico | Triple S - PAR Network | 63 | ✓ | | 40 | BCBS of South Carolina | PAR providers | 90 | ✓ | | 41 | Capital BC | Capital Blue Cross Traditional | 687 | | | 42 | CareFirst BCBS | CareFirst BCBS - PAR Network | 114 | ✓ | | 43 | Cigna | Localplus | 5,475 | | | 44 | Empire BCBS | Empire BCBS - PPO Network | 419 | ✓ | | 45 | Excellus BCBS | BlueShield Par | 99 | | | 46 | Florida Blue | BlueChoice | 243 | | | 47 | Highmark BCBS Delaware | BCBS Delaware Blue Choice | 27 | ✓ | | 48 | Highmark BCBS West Virginia | Super Blue Plus | 64 | ✓ | | 49 | Highmark BCBS of Western New York | HighMark BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York-PPO | 53 | ✓ | | 50 | Highmark BS Pennsylvania | Highmark BS Network | 232 | ✓ | | 51 | Highmark BS of Northeastern New York | PPO | 33 | ✓ | | 52 | Horizon BCBS of New Jersey | Select Hospitals/PAR Physicians | 215 | ✓ | | 53 | Independence BC | Independence BC - PAR Network | 181 | | | 54 | Premera BC | Traditional | 182 | ✓ | | 55 | Regence BCBS of Oregon | Regence BCBS Oregon - PAR Network | 94 | ✓ | | 56 | Regence BCBS of Utah | ValueCare | 47 | ✓ | | 57 | Regence BS of Idaho | Blue Shield Preferred Providers | 71 | ✓ | | 58 | Regence BS of Washington | Regence BS BlueCard PPO | 88 | ✓ | | 59 | UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company | Choice | 5,356 | ✓ | | 60 | Wellmark BCBS of Iowa | Wellmark BCBS Iowa Alliance Select | 163 | | ## Included Tables and Views ### Tables #### [`providers`](/data/core/tables/providers) Contains provider-level information from transparency in coverage files, including: * NPI and TIN identifiers * Business and provider names * Imputed EIN attribution for hospital and health system grouping * Network and payer associations * Provider taxonomy and location data #### [`rates`](/data/core/tables/rates) Contains negotiated rate information for billing codes: * Billing codes (CPT, HCPCS, DRG, etc.) with modifiers * Negotiated rates and arrangement types * Service settings and classifications * Bundled code relationships * Rate descriptions and metadata #### [`payer_network_manifest`](#payer-network-manifest) Metadata table containing: * Payer and network names and identifiers * Count of covered EINs per payer-network combination * TIC v2 format indicator ### Views #### `V_PROVIDER_RATES` A denormalized view that joins the [`providers`](/data/core/tables/providers) and [`rates`](/data/core/tables/rates) tables to provide complete provider and rate context in a single query. This view includes all provider attributes alongside their associated negotiated rates, enabling efficient analysis of provider-specific pricing without needing to manually join the tables. **Join Keys:** * `schedule_id` * `payer_slug` * `network_slug` * `date_key` ## Payer Network Manifest The `payer_network_manifest` table contains metadata about each payer-network combination in this release. ### Table Columns | # | Column Name | Type | Description | | - | --------------------------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------- | | 1 | [payer\_slug](#payer_slug) | string | Standardized payer identifier | | 2 | [payer\_name](#payer_name) | string | Full payer name | | 3 | [network\_slug](#network_slug) | string | Standardized network identifier | | 4 | [network\_name](#network_name) | string | Full network name | | 5 | [num\_covered\_eins](#num_covered_eins) | number | Count of covered hospital/health system EINs | | 6 | [is\_tic\_v2](#is_tic_v2) | boolean | Indicates TIC v2 format compliance | ### Column Descriptions #### payer\_slug **Type:** string Standardized payer identifier used for consistent referencing and filtering. **Example Values:** ``` bcbs_nc anthem_bcbs_co uhc cigna aetna ``` #### payer\_name **Type:** string Full legal or business name of the insurance payer organization. **Example Values:** ``` Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Colorado UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company ``` #### network\_slug **Type:** string Standardized network identifier, typically includes payer identifier and network name components. **Example Values:** ``` bcbs_nc_preferred_provider_network_ppn anthem_bcbs_co_bluepreferred_ppo uhc_choice ``` #### network\_name **Type:** string Full name of the insurance network or plan. **Example Values:** ``` Preferred Provider Network (PPN) BluePreferred PPO Choice ``` #### num\_covered\_eins **Type:** number Count of unique hospital and health system EINs with negotiated rates in this payer-network combination. **Example Values:** ``` 1328 113 5356 ``` #### is\_tic\_v2 **Type:** boolean Indicates TIC v2 (Transparency in Coverage version 2) format compliance. **Possible Values:** * `true` - Complies with TIC v2 format * `false` - Uses earlier TIC format version