Every comparison is against this hospital’s own published prices and the public reference schedules. Where nothing was published for a line, the line stays blank.

1. 1

   Get the itemized bill

   A summary bill hides the lines. The request letter asks for every code, unit, line charge, adjustment and total, and is built only in your browser.

   You need

   The billing office address or portal

   You get

   A letter to send

   Write the request
2. 2

   Check each line

   Type the lines in. Each one is set beside what this hospital published for that code, and its cash and negotiated prices. Unmatched lines are marked unmatched, not guessed.

   You need

   The itemized bill

   You get

   Each line, matched or not

   Check my bill
3. 3

   Push back

   A charge that stands against the published price gets a letter that cites the numbers. Where the federal $400 route applies, it says so. You read, sign and send.

   You need

   One line and its charge

   You get

   A dispute letter

   Dispute a charge
4. 4

   Look up any code

   A code, a modifier, a revenue line. The catalog says what each one is and which fee schedule prices it. The assistant that reads a whole statement is not offered until it is set up.

   You need

   The code as printed

   You get

   What it is, and its reference price

   Look up a code