Save Money by Looking for Medical Billing Mistakes

Here's a way to save money on your medical expenses -- look for mistakes on your medical bills. The details from Money magazine:

As many as eight out of 10 hospital bills contain errors, increasing the tab by 25% on average. Keep a log of every test and medication you get, and check it against your medical file, which you can order from the hospital's billing office. If you spot an error, send a certified letter requesting a corrected bill, and a copy of all documentation to your insurer.

These are some pretty compelling facts to me. 80% contain errors? Yikes! Increasing the tab by 25% on average? Double yikes! No wonder medical expenses are increasing at the rates they are!

I've written about this issue a couple times before. See Watch Medical Bills and Check Your Medical Bills, Part 2 for details.

And if you find a mistake on your bill, here are some suggestions for how to get it corrected:

• How to Get an Incorrect Medical Bill Corrected

• Another Way to Get an Incorrect Medical Bill Corrected

• A Third Way to Get an Incorrect Medical Bill Corrected