Workers’ Comp Audit Disputes — NCCI States

Your auditor charged you extra.
Two errors are probably why.

Solo and small contractors in NCCI states can recover $2–8k in overcharged premiums — same day, no attorney, no contingency cut. Answer 6 questions and find out if you have a case.

Takes under 3 minutes • No account required • Document prep only, not legal advice

~15%of audits contain disputable errors
73%of 0042 employers should be 9102
$2–8ktypical overcharge for small contractors
30 daysdispute window after audit bill arrives

Most small-contractor overcharges trace to one of these

We only flag the two errors that are provably reversible with a document or a duties-based reclass—no guesswork, no fishing.

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Class-Code Misclassification

Auditors routinely assign landscape gardening code 0042 when your crew does lawn maintenance (mowing, edging, cleanup), which should be the far cheaper code 9102. The rate difference is nearly 2×—meaning you may have paid double for every dollar of payroll in that code.

0042 → 9102
✓ Duties-based reclass eliminates the overcharge
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Uninsured-Sub COI Chargeback

When a subcontractor doesn’t produce a Certificate of Insurance, the carrier reclasses all payments to that sub as your payroll—at your highest class-code rate. A valid COI presented in a dispute eliminates the added charge entirely.

COI eliminates chargeback
✓ One document erases the overcharge

Three steps from audit bill to dispute packet

Built for contractors under deadline pressure—not for attorneys billing by the hour.

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Free Diagnostic

Answer 6 quick questions about your audit: state, bill amount, crew duties, any subs used, and whether you have a COI. We screen for only the two provably-disputable errors and give you a yes/no verdict.

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Dispute Packet

If a real error is flagged, unlock your carrier-ready dispute packet: a citation-backed letter referencing the NCCI Basic Manual rule, your recoverable-dollar estimate, and the COI-attachment structure carriers accept.

$149 – $249 flat
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Submit & Recover

Download the packet, attach any supporting docs, and send it to your carrier within the 30-day dispute window. The letter cites the specific NCCI rule—carriers have a process for exactly this type of dispute.

You keep 100% of the recovery

Built for the contractor with a $2–8k surprise bill

Too small for a recovery consultant to bother with, too big to just write a check.

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Landscapers & Lawn Crews

Especially 0042–vs–9102 misclass victims

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Roofers & Framers

High chargeback risk when subs lack COI on file

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General Trades

Any <10-person contractor in an NCCI state

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NCCI States Only

38 states use NCCI class codes—check yours in 10 seconds

Not a fit?  We only handle two specific, provably-reversible errors. If your bill is correct, the diagnostic will say so clearly—and you won’t be charged.

Find out if your audit bill has a real error—free

Six questions. Under three minutes. No account, no commitment.

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⚠  Document Preparation Service — Not Legal Advice

AuditDispute prepares dispute documentation based on publicly available NCCI Basic Manual rules and standard carrier dispute procedures. We are a document preparation service, not a law firm, and nothing on this site constitutes legal advice or creates an attorney-client relationship. For complex disputes, multi-year recoveries, or situations involving litigation, please consult a licensed insurance attorney or a qualified workers’ compensation consultant.