The error doesn't have to be a deliberate act to cost you money.

Do you look at your car repair bill? Your grocery receipt? Of course, if you have so much money that it tires you to carry it around, just look at the bottom number and pay it.

Personally, I think all those codes are confusing to the patient AND the billing people.

The doctor in the incident I mentioned showed a list of charges that he was there every day. When called, he insisted that he DID see her on that day, and threatened to take her daughter to court to collect. And the daughter was ALSO his patient.

Some people and some businesses are too stupid to trust. Check them out.