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The 4-Step Audit Framework
Procure
Request your Itemized Bill (UB-04/HCFA-1500). Hospitals are legally required to provide this under CMS guidelines.
Extract
Upload the PDF. Our engine reconstructs every line item into a searchable clinical grid for integrity checks.
Analyze
Spot 🔴 Red Flags. If a service violates MUE or NCCI rules, it's a "deterministically invalid" charge.
Dispute
Generate the Professional Dispute Letter. It includes the exact clinical citations needed to win an appeal.
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How to Read Your Results
📊 The Confidence Score
This overall percentage (0-100%) represents the technical integrity of the audit. A higher score means we had better data to work with.
- CPT Coverage: Every line item has a valid medical code.
- Benchmark Hits: We successfully matched pricing against Medicare registries.
- Date Integrity: All services are correctly sequenced in time.
🩺 Verified Provider Identity
We cross-reference every NPI number against the federal registry (NPPES). This card tells you:
- Taxonomy Check: Is a Psychiatrist billing for a Heart Surgery? (Specialty Mismatch).
- Location Integrity: Is the provider practicing outside their registered region?
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Findings & Flags Dictionary
🔴 NCCI Bundling Audit
Flags "Unbundling"—the illegal practice of billing for the parts of a procedure when a single "comprehensive" code covers the entire service. This is one of the most common overcharges in surgery.
🔴 Frequency Audit (MUE)
"Medically Unlikely Edits" are federal limits on how many times a service can result in a valid charge for a single patient in 24 hours. (e.g. billing for two Appendix removals).
🟡 Modifier Accuracy
Detects missing surgical discounts. For example, if two procedures are done in one visit, the second should have a -51 modifier (50% discount). Hospitals often "forget" this.
🟢 Benchmark Pricing
Compares your bill to Transparent Medicare Benchmarks. If a hospital bills $5,000 for a test that Medicare pays $200 for, we flag the 2,500% markup as unreasonable.
💎 The Negotiator's Toolkit: Benchmarks
Use the Payer Type dropdown to change your negotiation strategy:
Self-Pay (1.5x)
The gold standard for the uninsured. Based on "Fair Health" cost-to-charge ratios.
Commercial (2.5x)
The standard "Market Rate" allowed by most high-quality insurance networks.
Worker's Comp (3.0x)
Legal maximums often found in statutory liability or specialist injury claims.