Civil Litigation
Nov. 4, 2015
The 'reasonable value' of medical bills
What happens when a defendant challenges the reasonableness of an uninsured plaintiff's medical bills, which are often based on standardized rate schedules.
Craig A. Roeb
Partner
Chapman, Glucksman, Dean, Roeb & Barger APC
11900 W Olympic Blvd
Los Angeles , CA 90064
Email: croeb@cgdrblaw.com
Loyola Law School; Los Angeles CA
When medical services are provided to uninsured individuals, the amounts billed for services are typically based on standardized rate schedules. Because of this, defendants will forcefully challenge the reasonableness of these amounts and the ensuing determination of the "reasonable value" of the rendered medical services can be challenging. The determination is complicated further when, like in Uspenskaya v. Meline, 2015 DJDAR 11889 (Oct. 28, 2015), the plaintiff is liable in full ...
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