[ohazi]

You're lucky it was only $100.

Every hospital system does this, and it's a complete fucking racket.

I've gotten these "three months after you thought you were done with this shit" bills for anywhere between $300 and $1000. All were minor, single specialist visits or tests that lasted < 30 minutes.

[sizzle]

I wish I could go in with a GoPro and record every damn second so I can prove they didn't provide the maxed out 'upcoded' services they are claiming they rendered to get the most out of insurance companies.

This is literally extortion, you are on the hook when the artificially inflated bill arrives that insurance won't cover and you were duped into signing for just to be seen by a physician at their practice and your credit will take a hit when the debt collectors are hounding you for their cut if you don't pay up for these services that were upcoded after the fact.