Audit your medical bill:

Some sources estimate that more than half of all medical bills contain at least one error.  These errors, while sometimes harmless, can also lead to highly inflated, mischarged medical bills that are often owed by the consumer.  Because most people are not trained to understand the details of medical billing, CareBudget thinks it’s important that you at least understand the basics of medical billing problems.

The most common billing problems that lead to inflated medical debt are denials, incorrect charges and administrative errors.  These problems can lead to hundreds if not thousands of dollars in erroneous charges.  Our goal is not to teach you how to review your own medical bills in detail.  Rather, we want to provide you with information so that you can decide if investing time in reviewing your medical bill is worth it.  If you decide that you would like your medical bill reviewed in more detail, there are paid services available who will audit your bill for you, and only if they find an error worth pursuing will you pay a fee.  A smart investment of time may save you significant money.

The most common errors include: