# Turquoise Health / Hospital Price Transparency Scraper (`crawlerbros/turquoise-health-scraper`) Actor Scrape hospital price transparency data (CMS-mandated since 2021) from Turquoise Health and the CMS Hospital Price Transparency dataset. Get cash prices, negotiated rates, and price ranges for medical procedures across US hospitals. - **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/turquoise-health-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Agents, Integrations - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Turquoise Health / Hospital Price Transparency Scraper Scrape hospital procedure pricing data from **CMS Hospital Price Transparency** — the same public dataset that powers Turquoise Health's aggregation platform. All US hospitals are required by CMS law (effective January 1, 2021) to publish their pricing data publicly. ### Data Source Note Turquoise Health's UI (turquoise.health) requires login for their aggregated interface. This actor uses the **same underlying source**: the CMS public Hospital Price Transparency dataset available at [data.cms.gov](https://data.cms.gov), which is the mandated public data that Turquoise Health and similar aggregators ingest. No API key or login required. ### What data does it collect? - Procedure name and CPT/billing code - Hospital name, address, city, state, ZIP code - Cash/self-pay price - Negotiated/payer-specific charges - Minimum and maximum negotiated prices - Payer name and insurance plan - Inpatient/outpatient setting ### Modes | Mode | Description | |---|---| | `searchProcedures` | Search procedures by name or CPT code across hospitals | | `hospitalPrices` | Get pricing for a specific hospital | | `searchHospitals` | Search hospitals by name or state | ### Input ```json { "mode": "searchProcedures", "procedureName": "MRI brain", "state": "CA", "maxItems": 20 } ```` #### Input fields | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `mode` | string (required) | One of `searchProcedures`, `hospitalPrices`, `searchHospitals` | | `procedureName` | string | Medical procedure name to search | | `cptCode` | string | CPT/HCPCS procedure code | | `hospitalName` | string | Hospital name or partial name | | `state` | string | 2-letter US state code | | `maxItems` | integer | Max records to return (default: 20, max: 1000) | ### Output ```json { "procedureName": "MRI Brain with Contrast", "cptCode": "70553", "codeType": "CPT", "hospitalName": "UCLA Medical Center", "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "zipCode": "90095", "cashPrice": 1500.00, "negotiatedPrice": 850.00, "minimumPrice": 680.00, "maximumPrice": 3200.00, "payerName": "Blue Cross Blue Shield", "dataSource": "CMS Hospital Price Transparency", "recordType": "hospitalPrice", "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00+00:00" } ``` ### FAQs **Why does this use CMS data instead of turquoise.health directly?** Turquoise Health requires account login to view their aggregated interface. The underlying data — hospital machine-readable files mandated by CMS — is publicly available at data.cms.gov and is the same data Turquoise Health ingests. **Is this legal to scrape?** Yes. CMS hospital price transparency data is a public US government dataset, and hospitals are legally required to publish their prices publicly. **How many procedures and hospitals are covered?** CMS covers approximately 5,000+ hospitals with millions of procedure-payer combinations. **What is a CPT code?** CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) codes are standardized codes used to identify medical procedures. Common examples: 70553 (MRI Brain), 45378 (Colonoscopy), 27447 (Total Knee Replacement). ### Data Source [CMS Hospital Price Transparency](https://www.cms.gov/hospital-price-transparency) — mandated public pricing data from all US hospitals, aggregated via [data.cms.gov](https://data.cms.gov). # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): What to search for. ## `hospitalName` (type: `string`): Hospital or facility name or partial name to search for (e.g. 'Mayo Clinic', 'Mount Sinai'). ## `state` (type: `string`): Filter by US state abbreviation (e.g. CA, NY, TX). Leave blank for all states. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of records to return. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "searchHospitals", "state": "CA", "maxItems": 20 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `prices` (type: `string`): Dataset containing all scraped hospital price transparency records. # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "mode": "searchHospitals", "state": "CA", "maxItems": 20 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/turquoise-health-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "mode": "searchHospitals", "state": "CA", "maxItems": 20, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("crawlerbros/turquoise-health-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "mode": "searchHospitals", "state": "CA", "maxItems": 20 }' | apify call crawlerbros/turquoise-health-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=crawlerbros/turquoise-health-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Turquoise Health / Hospital Price Transparency Scraper", "description": "Scrape hospital price transparency data (CMS-mandated since 2021) from Turquoise Health and the CMS Hospital Price Transparency dataset. 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