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Medical-bill advocacy is the name generally attributed to the industry that has developed in response to a growing problem of erroneous charges on medical bills. According to the Medical Billing Advocates of America (MBAA), as many as 9 out of 10 bills from hospitals and medical providers include errors that may erroneously inflate the cost of actual healthcare received.
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Overview
Medical bill advocates help patients find errors in their bills, negotiate with their insurer to appeal coverage denials, and/or negotiate lower fees with their medical care providers.
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Common medical bill errors
Examples of common medical bill errors identified by advocates include the following:
- Duplicate billing: charging twice for the same service, drugs, or supplies
- Typos: entering incorrect billing codes or dollar amounts
- Canceled work: charging for a test your doctor ordered, then canceled
- Upcoding: inflating a charge, for example, a doctor prescribes a generic drug, but the bill lists a costlier, brand-name drug
- Inflated operating room fees: charging for more time than the anesthesiologist's records show was used.
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See also
- BillCrew
- Medical bills
- CoPatient
- DisputeBills
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References
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