From time to time, you may have fielded a question from a client who has paid his co-pay yet received a notice that further payment is due.

There is a chance he has been "balance billed," or asked to pay the difference between what the insurer has paid the provider for medical service and what the provider is charging for services rendered.

Depending on state law and the specific circumstances, billing the patient may be illegal.

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