Redact a medical record image
Sharing a lab result, prescription, discharge summary, or appointment note for a second opinion or insurance claim? Most readers only need the clinical content — not the patient identifiers. Redacted helps you remove the personal layer.
What's commonly redacted on medical documents
- Patient name
- Date of birth (when shown next to a labelled field)
- Patient contact details (phone, email)
- Address
- Insurance member number
- Doctor or clinician name where it isn't needed for the question
How to redact a medical document
- Scan the document or take a clear screenshot, save as PNG / JPEG.
- Drop or paste the image into Redacted.
- Click Detect text. Names, contact details, and addresses are masked.
- Add manual masks over identifiers Redacted didn't recognise: insurance numbers, internal patient IDs, barcodes.
- Download the redacted image.
Important caveats
Redacted is a general-purpose privacy tool, not a HIPAA-compliant clearinghouse. Use it for personal sharing — e.g. asking a question on a forum, sending to a non-clinical advisor, or showing context in a refund dispute. For regulated workflows, follow your provider's official redaction process.
Privacy
Medical document images stay on your device. The OCR engine and PII detector run locally; no third-party service sees the file.
FAQ
Will it mask the diagnosis or medication?
No — those are clinical content, not personally identifying. If you want them hidden too, add manual masks.
Are date of birth values reliably detected?
Date strings vary widely. The detector picks them up when they're labelled as a date next to obvious fields. Always verify before sharing.
Can I rely on this for insurance submissions?
For informal sharing yes; for formal claims, use your provider's redaction process.