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Field notes on medical bills
What billing errors look like, what a fair price actually is, and how a dispute really works. Everything here is what we do all day.
Teardown · hospital stayIllustrative
71046Chest X-ray, billed twice$610Duplicate
99285ER visit, notes support level 3$2,730Upcoded
80053One panel billed as 14 tests$1,340Unbundled
R&B4 days billed, 3 nights stayed$3,912Overstated
Taken off one bill$14,380
Figures are illustrative.
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Anatomy of an overcharged hospital bill
A duplicate scan, an upcoded visit, an unbundled panel, and an overstated stay. Four errors on one bill, walked through line by line.
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