Free Tool to Check Hospital Bills for Overcharges (flags Duplicates, Unbundling)
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A free tool is available to help patients check hospital bills for overcharges by analyzing CPT codes and flagging billing errors, with users appreciating its potential to bring transparency to confusing medical bills.
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This was built to help:
- Upload your bill PDF or enter CPT codes
- Shows typical costs based on Medicare rates (adjusted for your area)
- Flags billing red flags:
• Duplicate charges
• Unbundling violations (charging separately for bundled procedures)
• Common coding errors
- Gives you questions to ask the billing office
Just caught someone's $400 overcharge: bill had both the complete EKG code (93000) AND the split technical/professional codes (93005 + 93010). You should only be charged one way.
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