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by pauljurczak 2600 days ago
50% cash discount is almost unheard of. 10% is a norm, 20% if you are lucky.
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How often have you tried in non-emergency situations? I got 50% of at UCSF seeing a specialist there.
My dentists always gave me 10% off for paying cash. Collection agencies often gave me 10 to 20% for paying the whole balance by credit card on the phone. Hospital sometimes gave me 25% for paying a year old balance within 1 month. These were all insurance repriced bills, except of the dental. Many bills were over 1 year old, because of billing errors and numerous back and forth between me, service provider and insurance company.