Free Tools

Answer the question in front of you, free

15 small tools for the moments the system hands you something confusing — a denial, a bill, an enrollment choice. Every one is free, needs no account, and gives you an answer on the spot.

Each tool has a guide behind it if you want the whole picture rather than one answer.

Denials & appeals

Denial appealability check

Two questions, and you get a read on how appealable a prior-authorization denial looks before you spend any time on it.

Appeal deadline estimator

Your plan type and the date on the denial, and you get the deadline that decides whether you can appeal at all.

External review path finder

When your insurer upholds a denial, see which independent reviewer your plan type routes to — and that their decision binds the plan.

Bills & charges

Medical bill price check

Enter a billing code from your bill and see what Medicare pays for it — a fair-price benchmark to measure the charge against.

EOB code decoder

Enter a code from your Explanation of Benefits and get its plain-English meaning, from the standard national definitions.

Surprise bill check

Two questions to see whether federal law likely protects you from the out-of-network bill you were sent.

Charity care eligibility check

Household size and income, and you see whether you likely qualify for the free or discounted hospital care nonprofits must offer.

Coverage & benefits

Benefits eligibility check

Household size and income, and you see which assistance programs — health, food, prescription, utility — you may be leaving unclaimed.

Medicare premium check

Enter your income and see whether you are set to pay the IRMAA surcharge on top of the standard premium.

Social Security timing estimate

Enter the year you were born and see how much your monthly check changes depending on when you claim.

Prices & savings

Prescription price lookup

Look up the verified cash price for a medication — many generics cost a fraction of the pharmacy price, with no insurance needed.

Medical equipment price check

How to shop a CPAP, glucose monitor, or mobility device so the same item does not cost you several times what it should.

Care & records

Provider exclusion check

Check a provider against the federal Medicare and Medicaid exclusion list — a filter most directories skip entirely.

Doctor visit prep

The questions to ask and the records to bring, so a short appointment actually answers what you came in with.

Medical form checklist

Every intake form asks the same things. Keep this list in one place and you can fill any of them in minutes.

When one answer isn't enough

These tools answer a single question. Healthvocate runs the full version on your own bills, denials, and benefits — you see what it finds before you pay, and the complete result unlocks with a plan or a single $10 credit.

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Educational only — not legal, financial, tax, or medical advice. Healthvocate is an independent commercial service and is not affiliated with CMS, SSA, the VA, or any insurer.