Services
We run the federal process that gets out-of-network claims paid
Emergency departments generate more out-of-network claims than any other setting, because patients do not choose their ER. The No Surprises Act removed balance billing and replaced it with a federal dispute process, and that process is where the money now sits.
Since 2022, an out-of-network emergency claim underpaid by a health plan is no longer a write-off and no longer a patient balance. It is a dispute with a defined path: an open negotiation period with the payer, and if that fails, Independent Dispute Resolution before a certified entity that picks one of the two submitted offers.
That path is procedurally demanding. There are deadlines that start running the moment a payment or denial notice arrives, eligibility rules about which claims qualify, batching rules that determine whether related claims can be submitted together, and administrative fees that make some disputes uneconomic and others clearly worth running. Miss a window and the claim is finished regardless of its merits.
We own that work: qualification, the open negotiation stage, offer preparation with supporting documentation, submission, and tracking through to determination. Groups with real out-of-network volume are often leaving substantial money uncollected, not because anyone decided to, but because the work sits outside routine billing and nobody owns it. That is the gap we exist to close.
It works best alongside routine billing rather than in isolation, because deciding what to dispute requires seeing the payment patterns across the whole book. But it can be run standalone against claims someone else billed.
Out-of-Network & Disputes
Services in this group
Sold individually or bundled. Most engagements combine two or three.
IDR Services
Qualification, open negotiation, offer preparation and submission through federal Independent Dispute Resolution.
About IDR ServicesNo Surprises Act Support
Compliance and claim handling under the federal surprise-billing rules, from notice and consent through to disputes.
About No Surprises Act Support
FAQ
Questions we get asked
Which claims actually qualify for IDR?
Broadly: out-of-network emergency services, certain non-emergency services delivered by out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, and air ambulance, where the plan is subject to the federal rules and open negotiation has not produced agreement. Some states run their own dispute processes that apply instead of the federal one. Qualification is the first thing we assess, because submitting ineligible claims wastes fees and time.
How long does the process take?
Longer than a routine claim and shorter than litigation. There is a defined open negotiation window before IDR can be initiated, a short window to initiate afterwards, then entity selection and offer submission before a determination is issued. The precise periods have been adjusted more than once since the rules took effect, which is why we track them rather than working from memory, and why this page carries a review date.
Is it worth it for smaller claims?
Sometimes, and batching is usually the reason. Administrative fees apply per dispute, so a single low-value claim frequently is not economic on its own. Where the rules permit related claims to be batched, the economics change substantially. Part of what we do is work out which claims are worth running, individually or together, and tell you plainly when the answer is no.
Related
Complete solutions
End-to-End Revenue Cycle Management
Every service we offer, run as one engagement, from registration through to disputes.
About End-to-End Revenue Cycle ManagementER Billing Services
Emergency department revenue cycle: high volume, high out-of-network exposure, unpredictable payer mix.
About ER Billing ServicesUrgent Care & Clinic Billing
Walk-in volume, mixed payers and thin admin capacity, billing built for how urgent care actually runs.
About Urgent Care & Clinic Billing
Start with a free billing audit
We review a sample of your recent claims and your current A/R aging, and report where revenue is being lost. The report is yours whether or not you engage us.
