[mikeash]

You previously said "charge you for anything" which is substantially broader than "charge you for services/products rendered."

Reading your previous statement literally (and I saw no reason to read it in any other way), it meant that a hospital could charge you for buying an elephant and you'd be legally obligated to pay.

And you're complaining about other people using hyperbole?

[fargolime]

They can charge you for some pretty ridiculous things, though. My mom got charged $175 every time an assistant nurse checked on her, 4 times a day. It wasn't reduced by insurance; instead they didn't cover it at all, so she was obligated to pay the $5000 charge.