---
kind: "unit"
title: "45"
title_heading: "Public Welfare"
key: "subtA/subchB/part149"
level: "part"
label: "Part 149"
heading: "Surprise Billing and Transparency Requirements"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/45/subtA-subchB-part149"
sections_count: 24
---

# Part 149 — Surprise Billing and Transparency Requirements

Title 45 C.F.R. — Public Welfare › Subtitle A — Department of Health and Human Services › Subchapter B — Requirements Relating to Health Care Access

## Contents

- [Subpart A — General Provisions](/cfr/45/subtA-subchB-part149-subpartA.md)
- [Subpart B — Protections Against Balance Billing for the Group and Individual Health Insurance Markets](/cfr/45/subtA-subchB-part149-subpartB.md)
- [Subpart C — Subpart C [Reserved]](/cfr/45/subtA-subchB-part149-subpartC.md)
- [Subpart D — Additional Patient Protections](/cfr/45/subtA-subchB-part149-subpartD.md)
- [Subpart E — Health Care Provider, Health Care Facility, and Air Ambulance Service Provider Requirements](/cfr/45/subtA-subchB-part149-subpartE.md)
- [Subpart F — Independent Dispute Resolution Process](/cfr/45/subtA-subchB-part149-subpartF.md)
- [Subpart G — Protection of Uninsured or Self-Pay Individuals](/cfr/45/subtA-subchB-part149-subpartG.md)
- [Subpart H — Prescription Drug and Health Care Spending](/cfr/45/subtA-subchB-part149-subpartH.md)