Med Bill Check

{'type': 'object', 'required': [], 'properties': {'q': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'The service in plain words, used when there is no code, like "knee MRI" or "ER visit".'}, 'city': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'City, for states where Medicare pays big cities differently, like Houston, Chicago, Miami or Los Angeles. Other places use the rest-of-state rate.'}, 'code': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Five-character CPT or HCPCS code from the bill, like 99213, 73721 or G0121.'}, 'state': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'US state name or two-letter code, like Texas or TX. Med Bill Check is for US bills; a UK place gets a short answer pointing to UK sources.'}, 'charged': {'type': 'number', 'maximum': 5000000, 'minimum': 1, 'description': 'The amount on the bill in US dollars, like 450.'}, 'setting': {'enum': ['office', 'facility'], 'type': 'string', 'description': 'Setting: office (clinic, office, imaging center) or facility (hospital or surgery center). Leave out to use the usual setting.'}, 'billed_by': {'enum': ['hospital', 'doctor'], 'type': 'string', 'description': "Whose bill the charge is on when the service was in a hospital: hospital (the hospital's own facility charge) or doctor (the doctor's or physician group's bill). Leave out if not known: the charge is then compared with both together."}}, 'additionalProperties': False}

{'type': 'object', 'required': ['lines'], 'properties': {'city': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'City, for big cities with their own Medicare rates.'}, 'lines': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Up to 15 bill lines separated by commas: code, then x and units if more than one, then the amount. Example: 99284:2500, 85025x2:120, 36415:45.'}, 'state': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'US state name or two-letter code.'}, 'setting': {'enum': ['office', 'facility'], 'type': 'string', 'description': 'Setting: office or facility. Leave out if not known.'}, 'billed_by': {'enum': ['hospital', 'doctor'], 'type': 'string', 'description': "Whose bill the charge is on when the service was in a hospital: hospital (the hospital's own facility charge) or doctor (the doctor's or physician group's bill). Leave out if not known: the charge is then compared with both together."}}, 'additionalProperties': False}

{'type': 'object', 'required': ['type'], 'properties': {'code': {'type': 'string', 'description': "Billing code of the charge. With amount, a dispute letter adds Medicare's benchmark (for a hospital charge, the hospital outpatient rate as well as the doctor's part)."}, 'date': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Date of service.'}, 'name': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Patient or account holder name.'}, 'type': {'enum': ['itemized', 'dispute', 'discount', 'assistance'], 'type': 'string', 'description': 'Type: itemized (ask for an itemized bill), dispute (ask for a charge to be reviewed), discount (prompt-pay or self-pay discount), or assistance (financial assistance or charity care).'}, 'state': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'US state, used for the benchmark in a dispute letter.'}, 'amount': {'type': 'number', 'maximum': 5000000, 'minimum': 1, 'description': 'Amount charged or balance due, in US dollars.'}, 'reason': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'A sentence on what the user wants checked, for a dispute letter.'}, 'account': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Account or invoice number on the bill.'}, 'insured': {'enum': ['yes', 'no'], 'type': 'string', 'description': 'Set to no if paying without insurance (self-pay), for a discount letter.'}, 'service': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'The service in plain words.'}, 'setting': {'enum': ['office', 'facility'], 'type': 'string', 'description': 'Setting: office or facility (hospital or surgery center), for the benchmark in a dispute letter. ER visits and hospital clinic visits count as facility anyway.'}, 'provider': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Hospital, clinic or provider name.'}, 'billed_by': {'enum': ['hospital', 'doctor'], 'type': 'string', 'description': "Whose bill the charge is on when the service was in a hospital: hospital (the hospital's own facility charge) or doctor (the doctor's or physician group's bill). Leave out if not known: the charge is then compared with both together."}}, 'additionalProperties': False}

{'type': 'object', 'required': ['name'], 'properties': {'city': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'City, to pick between hospitals with the same name.'}, 'name': {'type': 'string', 'description': "Hospital name as on the bill, like St. Luke's Regional Medical Center."}, 'state': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'US state name or two-letter code. Recommended, since many hospitals share names.'}}, 'additionalProperties': False}

{'type': 'object', 'required': ['q'], 'properties': {'q': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'Plain words or a code, like "hernia repair" or 99214.'}, 'state': {'type': 'string', 'description': 'US state name or two-letter code.'}}, 'additionalProperties': False}