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Agreed!

I can understand when some complicated procedures can’t be correctly estimated until after, but there is no reason why routine procedures can’t be priced out ahead of time.

When my daughter had her tongue tie fixed at a dentist, they gave us the procedure codes ahead of time and I could ask insurance exactly what it would cost. It was beautiful.

It’s such a big problem now I’m surprised a hospital doesn’t use it as a selling point “we give you a guaranteed estimate and if we’re wrong, we eat any additional cost”. I know that would weigh pretty highly when I’m selecting a hospital.