Medical bill errors and your rights, state by state

Medical billing rules come from both your state and the federal government. These guides explain, state by state, what the law says about itemized bills, financial assistance, surprise bills, and debt collection — and the practical steps you can take to check a hospital bill and push back on charges that look wrong.

Choose your state

• FloridaWhat Florida’s billing law (Fla. Stat. § 395.3011) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• CaliforniaWhat California’s billing law (Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1339.585) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• TexasWhat Texas’s billing law (Tex. Health & Safety Code § 311.002) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• IllinoisWhat Illinois’s billing law (210 ILCS 88/20) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• MassachusettsWhat Massachusetts’s billing law (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, § 70E) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• North CarolinaWhat North Carolina’s billing law (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 131E-91) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• VirginiaWhat Virginia’s billing law (Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-2404) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• New YorkWhat New York’s billing law (10 NYCRR § 405.7(c)(16)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• New JerseyWhat New Jersey’s billing law (N.J. Stat. Ann. § 26:2H-5n) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• MichiganWhat Michigan’s billing law (Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.20201(2)(i)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• PennsylvaniaWhat Pennsylvania’s billing law (28 Pa. Code § 103.22(b)(18)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• WashingtonWhat Washington’s billing law (RCW 70.01.030) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• OhioWhat Ohio’s billing law (Ohio Rev. Code § 5168.14) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• ArizonaWhat Arizona’s billing law (A.R.S. § 36-437) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• GeorgiaWhat Georgia’s billing law (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393(b)(14)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• ColoradoWhat Colorado’s billing law (Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-4-429) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• IndianaWhat Indiana’s billing law (Ind. Code § 27-1-46-11) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• KentuckyWhat Kentucky’s billing law (Ky. Rev. Stat. § 216B.250) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• LouisianaWhat Louisiana’s billing law (La. Rev. Stat. § 40:2010) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• MarylandWhat Maryland’s billing law (Md. Code, Health-General § 19-350(b)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• MinnesotaWhat Minnesota’s billing law (Minn. Stat. § 144.587, subd. 2) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• OregonWhat Oregon’s billing law (Or. Rev. Stat. § 442.615) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• WisconsinWhat Wisconsin’s billing law (Wis. Stat. § 146.83(3f)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• AlabamaWhat Alabama’s billing law (Ala. Code § 22-21-7) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• ArkansasWhat Arkansas’s billing law (Ark. Code Ann. § 20-9-307(a)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• ConnecticutWhat Connecticut’s billing law (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-509) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• IowaWhat Iowa’s billing law (Iowa Code § 622.10(6)(b)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• IdahoWhat Idaho’s billing law (Idaho Code § 48-303(4)(a)(iv)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• KansasWhat Kansas’s billing law (K.A.R. 28-34-3b(a)(9)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• MaineWhat Maine’s billing law (22 M.R.S. § 1712) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• MissouriWhat Missouri’s billing law (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.875.3) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• MontanaWhat Montana’s billing law (Mont. Code Ann. § 50-4-512(1)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• North DakotaWhat North Dakota’s billing law (N.D.C.C. § 23-12-14(2)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• NebraskaWhat Nebraska’s billing law (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-464) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• New HampshireWhat New Hampshire’s billing law (N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 151:12-a, I) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• New MexicoWhat New Mexico’s billing law (NMSA 1978, § 57-32-6(A)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• NevadaWhat Nevada’s billing law (Nev. Rev. Stat. § 439B.2841(1)(a)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• OklahomaWhat Oklahoma’s billing law (Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 3401.1(A)(16)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• Rhode IslandWhat Rhode Island’s billing law (R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-19.1(14)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• South DakotaWhat South Dakota’s billing law (SDCL § 34-12E-8) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• UtahWhat Utah’s billing law (Utah Code § 26B-2-219(2), (4)(a)) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.
• West VirginiaWhat West Virginia’s billing law (W. Va. Code § 16B-3-9) says about itemized bills, plus the federal rules that apply.

New to medical billing errors? Start with our plain-English glossary of common billing errors to learn what to look for on your bill.