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What do you mean when you say the itemization was incorrect? Do you mean that the prices that they list were incorrect, or that the items didn't make sense given the treatment you received?

In either case, what reference do you use to ascertain correctness? I feel like information asymmetry is a problem for a lot of patients. It's hard to tell if you actually need a treatment, or if you're being charged fairly for it.

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Upcoding is extremely common and almost never comes with any consequences. It's routine for staff at the hospital to add line items for things that never actually happened. I've personally seen procedure codes for neuropsychological testing in the ER when the staff never completed those exams, as an example. The billing codes require very specific actions to have taken place in order for the insurance companies to reimburse. It's not often done out of malice, the codes added are likely what should have taken place but the hospital staff are overworked and end up cutting corners.

This is outright fraud.. I wish I could wear a bodycam into the hospital and have the footage confirm everything I'm billed for is actually administered and necessary for the diagnosis I'm provided by the physician.

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